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[Implosion therapy. A pilot study of implosion therapy of phobia in a day-hospital].
Tidsskrift for den Norske laegeforening : tidsskrift for praktisk medicin, ny raekke, 1974 openaire +1 more source
The physiological basis of implosive therapy
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1975 Abstract Two analog studies were designed to investigate the differential effects of length of implosion session, theoretical concepts underlying IT, and the physiological, subjective, and behavioral responses to relevant and irrelevant fear stimuli in implosion.
Beth A. McCutcheon, Henry E. Adams
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Treatment of Test Anxiety by Group Implosive Therapy
Psychological Reports, 1973 36 test anxious Ss were randomly assigned to 3 groups. One group served as the no-treatment control, while the other two groups received either placebo-attention or implosive therapy. Implosive therapy consisted of 5 30-min. sessions of treatment in which Ss were asked to imagine highly anxiety-evoking scenes pertaining to test anxiety while ...
Harold H. Dawley, W. W. Wenrich
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Implosive therapy—A behavioral therapy?
Behaviour Research and Therapy, 1968 Abstract Despite differences in technique and theory, most approaches which are given the label of “behavioral therapy” seem to have in common the following three characteristics: (1) an emphasis placed on the direct treatment of the symptom (2) a strong tendency to reject the concepts and rationale of traditional psychodynamic approaches, and (3 ...
Thomas G. Stampfl, Donald J. Levis
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Implosive therapy and de-sensitization therapy using free association in the treatment of inpatients
Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 1973 Psychiatric inpatients were treated with either implosive therapy or a desensitization procedure using free association. Patients receiving only hospital milieu treatment served as controls.
Patrick A. Boudewyns, Alane Wilson
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Experiences With Implosive Therapy [PDF]
Clinical Social Work Journal, 2005 Implosive Therapy (IT), which was originated by Thomas Stampfl in the 1950s, is an imagery technique built on psychoanalytic theory and learning theory. IT can be an effective means of helping people who have phobias and aversions. Examples illustrate the rationale, application, and outcome of the procedure.
James D. Troester
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Implosive therapy: A critical review.
Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 1972 "Implosive Therapy" (IT) is a behavior modification technique developed by Stampfl (1961) for the treatment of phobias. There are few well-controlled studies of this technique though its proponents argue it has much promise. Much of the IT literature consists of case studies, and the research studies which do exist vary considerably in the degree to ...
A. Steven Frankel
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Implosive therapy for the treatment of combat-related PTSD
Journal of Traumatic Stress, 1989 AbstractImplosive therapy for the treatment of post‐traumatic stress disorder is based on the principle of exposing the patient to trauma‐related cues until there is a reduction in the anxiety associated with the cues. It is a relatively specialized procedure regarding which few clinicians receive extensive supervised training, despite the numerous ...
Judith A. Lyons, Terence M. Keane
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The effect of group implosive therapy on snake phobias [PDF]
Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1978 Snake phobic Ss in groups of 10 were presented with a verbal fantasy similar to those used in individual Implosive Therapy (IT) in order to explore the adaptability of the procedure to group use. A single 25-minute implosive presentation of the same material on audio tape was effective in reducing snake phobias in about the same percentage of Ss as ...
Richard N. Carrera, Daniel R. Lott
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