A comparison of self-directed and therapist-directed practice for fear reduction |
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Authors: | Thomas P O'Brien John E Kelley |
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Institution: | Memphis State University, USA |
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Abstract: | Various amounts of self-directed and therapist-directed practice were evaluated in reducing fear of snakes. The conditions included an exclusively self-directed condition, a predominantly self-directed condition, a predominantly therapist-directed condition, and an exclusively therapist-directed condition. All treatments resulted in reduced fear on behavioral and self-report measures. The predominantly therapist-directed subjects showed more improvement than subjects in the exclusively self-directed and predominantly self-directed conditions, but not more improvement than subjects in the exclusively therapist-directed condition. |
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Keywords: | Requests for reprints should be addressed to Thomas P O'Brien Meyer Children's Rehabilitation Institute University of Nebraska Medical Center 4 |
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