TY - JOUR
T1 - The role of relaxation in systematic desensitization
T2 - Revisiting an unresolved issue
AU - O'Brien, Gerald T.
AU - Borkovec, T. D.
N1 - Funding Information:
*Requests for reprints should be addressed to T. D. Borkovec. Department of Psychology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242. tThis paper is based on the thesis of the first author in partial fulfillment of the Masters Degree requirements of the University of Iowa and was supported in part by NIMH Grant MH27484 awarded to the secondauthor.
PY - 1977/12
Y1 - 1977/12
N2 - Forty-three socially anxious females received systematic desensitization, noncontiguous relaxation, hierarchy exposure only, or no treatment. Analysis of pre-posttest fear in a laboratory social interaction task revealed virtually no treatment effects on self-report or behavioral measures. Analysis of continuously monitored heart rate, however, indicated reduced anticipatory activity among subjects receiving relaxation training and reduced reactive activity for desensitization subjects.
AB - Forty-three socially anxious females received systematic desensitization, noncontiguous relaxation, hierarchy exposure only, or no treatment. Analysis of pre-posttest fear in a laboratory social interaction task revealed virtually no treatment effects on self-report or behavioral measures. Analysis of continuously monitored heart rate, however, indicated reduced anticipatory activity among subjects receiving relaxation training and reduced reactive activity for desensitization subjects.
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U2 - 10.1016/0005-7916(77)90003-9
DO - 10.1016/0005-7916(77)90003-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0017592318
SN - 0005-7916
VL - 8
SP - 359
EP - 364
JO - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
JF - Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry
IS - 4
ER -