Dr. Dan Johnson develops important instrument for psychological testing

Dr. Dan Johnson, assistant professor of psychology at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA, has developed a new instrument that is “designed to help clinicians determine more objectively a patient's level of anxiety.” His Attention Control Capacity for Emotion (ACCE) task is scheduled for clinical testing next year at Manchester University in England. In a W&L news announcement published 6 October 2010, Johnson made the following statement about his new instrument:

“Psychologists are heavily reliant on self-reporting to diagnose a patient's level of anxiety. This is a big problem. Although self-reporting is important, patients can distort, exaggerate or minimize their condition. And there is no way to tell if they are doing this. The ACCE task can also be used to track the effectiveness of therapies."

The complete press release can be read here:
http://www.wlu.edu/x50492.xml

So how does Dr. Dan Johnson fit into the extended Johnson family? He is the son of Robert Leonard "Bob" Johnson and his first wife Joelle Hale, grandson of Dan Braden and Alice Viola Alm Johnson (Red Oak, Iowa), great-grandson of Philip Ray and Elsie Rae Braden Johnson and 2x great-grandson of Dan and Mary Taylor Johnson. Dan (1865-1898) was a brother of Seth Johnson and twin brother of Dave Johnson. Dr. Dan Johnson is therefore a 3x great-grandson of Philip Paddleford and Caroline Adelia Dixson Johnson.

Congratulations, Dan, on this important scientific breakthrough! We wish you the greatest success in the continued testing at Manchester University and beyond. Thanks to cousin Jo Johnson Parker (granddaughter of Dan and Mary Taylor Johnson) for sharing this exiting family news! She can be contacted at parker2616(at)centurylink(dot)net.