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Treating a Dog Phobia in a Person with Down's Syndrome by Use of Systematic Desensitisation and Modelling
Author(s) -
Freeman Susan
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
british journal of learning disabilities
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.633
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1468-3156
pISSN - 1354-4187
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-3156.1997.tb00031.x
Subject(s) - psychology , specific phobia , psychotherapist , phobias , clinical psychology , psychiatry , anxiety , anxiety disorder
This case study is of a 31‐year‐old gentleman who has Down's syndrome and a dog phobia. The study shows how the use of systematic desensitisation alongside modelling reduced the client's anxiety levels when presented with feared stimulus and how access to the community increased during treatment.