The case of a newspaper phobia in a 9-year-old child.
The case of E, a 9-year-old, male, with a newspaper phobia, is presented. The phobia developed over a 4-year period and gradually spread until it included many significant areas of E's life. Treatment took place over a 4-month period. It involved use of a token economy administered by E's parents. Cognitively, the treatment involved the concepts of the acquisition of perceived self-control as a consequence of the token economy agreement. This included volition, attention, and self-control by E as well as parental reinforcement.
Goldberg
J
J
Department of Psychology, Bar-Ilan University.
Weisenberg
M
M
D001521:Behavior Therapy; D002648:Child; D005239:Fear; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005793:Generalization, Psychological; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D008297:Male; D009524:Newspapers as Topic; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012931:Social Environment; D014040:Token Economy