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Hyperactivity with Tactile Defensiveness as a Phobia
Author(s) -
Arnold L. Eugene,
Sheridan Katherine
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of school health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.851
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1746-1561
pISSN - 0022-4391
DOI - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.1980.tb02081.x
Subject(s) - phobias , psychology , desensitization (medicine) , sensory stimulation therapy , systematic desensitization , nonverbal communication , implosion , developmental psychology , psychotherapist , sensory system , cognitive psychology , anxiety , psychiatry , medicine , physics , receptor , plasma , quantum mechanics
Conceptualizing some cases of hyperkinesis (those with tactile defensiveness) as tactile phobias provides the rationale for two unconventional management approaches modeled on the two most popular behavioral treatments of phobia: systematic desensitization and implosion. Both methods are adapted to a nonverbal level, befitting the age of the afflicted children and the nature of the problem. The first method uses the sensory integration techniques developed by Ayres to desensitize the child to touch systematically and gradually. The other method, developed by Henderson and Dahlin, uses restraint and intense tactile stimulation implosively to break through the fear and hyperactive resistance.