PSYC 408 Chapter Notes - Chapter lecture 11 reading : Specific Phobia, Systematic Desensitization, Contingency Management
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Psyc408: lecture 11 reading notes: one-session treatment of. Specific phobias in youth: a randomized clinical trial in the us and. Conditions: one-session exposure treatment, education support treatment, wait-list control. Both treatment conditions were superior to the wait-list control condition. Treatment effects were maintained at 6-month follow up. Cognitive-behavioural and behavioural treatments have been found to be highly effective for phobia and anxiety disorders. Most existing studies compare cbt to wait-list control, not to a placebo or an alternative treatment. Three behavioural and cognitive-behavioural procedures are important in therapy for specific phobias: participant modeling, exposure in vivo, reinforced practice. These procedures can be incorporated into one-session treatment : one-session treatment has been found to be a rapid and effective treatment for adults with a variety of specific phobias. It is considered an evidence-based treatment for adults. It is typically delivered in one 3-hour session.
