Adults with Animal Phobia: Systematic Replication of Clinical Cases

IF 1.5 4区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL
Antonio Ruiz-García, Luis Valero-Aguayo
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Abstract

Animal phobia is common in children, but it is also frequent in adults who maintain the problem throughout their lives. Eleven cases of animal phobia that were treated with progressive multimedia exposure are presented. The participants were two men and nine women (aged 19–27 years), with anxiety and avoidance problems in relation to various animals. A single-case A-B-Follow-up design was carried out, with concurrent control of several baselines; and a systematic between-subjects replication, with the same treatment repeated across different participants and types of phobias. A behavioural interview, phobia questionnaires, and Multimedia Behavioural Avoidance Test (M-BAT) with pictures and videos of animals, as well as heart rate, were used for assessment purposes. The intervention was the progressive multimedia exposure in four phases (photographs, videos, simulated animals, and live exposure), in addition to diaphragmatic breathing, and homework assignments. The results replicate the same efficacy in each of the participants, with statistically significant and clinical changes in their daily lives. Also, the data as a group show this success with a high Cohen's d effect size (between −1.63 and −30.03). We conclude with an appraisal of the usefulness of the procedure for adults with phobias who do not tolerate direct exposure.

成人动物恐惧症:临床病例的系统复制
动物恐惧症在儿童中很常见,但在成年人中也很常见,他们一生都有这个问题。本文报道了11例采用渐进式多媒体曝光治疗动物恐惧症的病例。参与者为两男九女(年龄19-27岁),对各种动物有焦虑和回避问题。采用单例A- b -随访设计,同时控制多个基线;还有一个系统的实验对象之间的重复,在不同的参与者和不同类型的恐惧症中重复同样的治疗。采用行为访谈、恐惧症问卷、多媒体行为回避测试(M-BAT)及动物图片和视频,以及心率进行评估。除了横膈膜呼吸和家庭作业外,干预措施是分四个阶段渐进的多媒体暴露(照片、视频、模拟动物和现场暴露)。结果在每个参与者身上复制了相同的疗效,在他们的日常生活中有统计学意义和临床变化。此外,作为一个组的数据显示,这种成功具有很高的科恩效应大小(在- 1.63和- 30.03之间)。最后,我们评估了该程序对不能忍受直接接触的成人恐惧症患者的有用性。
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Behaviour Change
Behaviour Change PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-
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期刊介绍: Behaviour Change is the journal of the Australian Association for Cognitive and Behavioural Therapy and has long been considered a leader in its field. It is a quarterly journal that publishes research involving the application of behavioural and cognitive-behavioural principles and techniques to the assessment and treatment of various problems. Features of Behaviour Change include: original empirical studies using either single subject or group comparison methodologies review articles case studies brief technical and clinical notes book reviews special issues dealing with particular topics in depth.
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