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Denney, Douglas R.; Sullivan, Bernard J. – Journal of Counsulting and Clinical Psychology, 1976
Three types of therapy were combined with two types of scenes. Spider-phobic subjects were assigned to one of the six treatment conditions or to an untreated control group. In general, (a) Desensitization and modeling therapies were equally effective; (b) modeling alone was more effective than mere exposure to the phobic object. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Conditioning, Desensitization
Peer reviewedShaw, David W.; Thoresen, Carl E. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1974
Many persons avoid dentists and dental work. The present study explored the effects of systematic desensitization and social-modeling treatments with placebo and assessment control groups. Modeling was more effective than desensitization as shown by the number of subjects who went to a dentist. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Behavioral Objectives, Counseling Effectiveness
