Graded exposure therapy for long-standing disgust-related cockroach avoidance in an older male

Berle, D

Graded exposure therapy for long-standing disgust-related cockroach avoidance in an older male

Berle, D

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Citation:: Clinical Case Studies, 2007, 6 (4), pp. 339 - 347
Issue Date:: 2007-08-01

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dc.contributor.author	Berle, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4861-2220	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-08-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Clinical Case Studies, 2007, 6 (4), pp. 339 - 347	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1534-6501	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/71063
dc.description.abstract	This case study outlines the use of graded in-vivo exposure to reduce an aversion to cockroaches in an older male. Following assessment, seven therapy sessions of in-vivo exposure were conducted where the client was progressively brought into closer and closer contact with cockroaches. A decrease in the client's aversion to cockroaches was apparent at posttreatment and persisted to 5-month follow-up, as evidenced by client reports and decreased behavioral avoidance. The client maintained that his avoidance had been driven by disgust, rather than fear, and the reduction of his avoidance of and aversion to cockroaches indicates that approaches developed for fearful clients may also be effective for clients who do not report fear responses to their avoided stimuli. © 2007 Sage Publications.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Clinical Case Studies	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1534650106288965	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Clinical Psychology	en_US
dc.title	Graded exposure therapy for long-standing disgust-related cockroach avoidance in an older male	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	4	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	6	en_US
utslib.for	1701 Psychology	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Graduate School of Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	4	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	6	en_US

Abstract:

This case study outlines the use of graded in-vivo exposure to reduce an aversion to cockroaches in an older male. Following assessment, seven therapy sessions of in-vivo exposure were conducted where the client was progressively brought into closer and closer contact with cockroaches. A decrease in the client's aversion to cockroaches was apparent at posttreatment and persisted to 5-month follow-up, as evidenced by client reports and decreased behavioral avoidance. The client maintained that his avoidance had been driven by disgust, rather than fear, and the reduction of his avoidance of and aversion to cockroaches indicates that approaches developed for fearful clients may also be effective for clients who do not report fear responses to their avoided stimuli. © 2007 Sage Publications.

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