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Hatzenbuehler, Linda C.; Schroeder, Harold E. – Psychological Bulletin, 1978
Appraises two basic classifications of desensitization procedures as applied to the treatment of childhood disorders. (MP)
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Children, Desensitization, Fear
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Kanfer, Frederick H.; And Others – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1975
Forty-five youngsters rehearsed one of three types of mediating response, involving different types of sentences. Analyses revealed that different training significantly influenced duration and intensity settings, with the "competence" group generally superior to the "stimulus" and "neutral" verbalization groups. (Author)
Descriptors: Anxiety, Behavior Change, Children, Desensitization
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Luscre, Deanna M.; Center, David B. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1996
This study of the outcomes of treatment of three children with autism, to reduce fear of dental examinations, found that the children could be trained through a combined desensitization, symbolic modeling, and reinforcement treatment package to undergo a dental exam in an analog setting, and the training could generalize somewhat to a clinical…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Autism, Behavior Change, Behavior Modification