[New elements in behavior therapy of a case of dog phobia in an adolescent patient with Down's syndrome. A critical study of the method].
A review of the actual literature shows, that we have no reports of successful behavioral methods for the treatment of mentally retarded children with phobias. This study suggests a new way for treating a dog-phobia of a seventeen year old boy with Downsyndrom, using a special form of flooding by including the Premack-principle. Problems of desensitization and other special effects during therapy of these patients are discussed.
Liebeck
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Institut für Psychologie, Universität Göttingen.
D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods; D004285:Dogs; D004314:Down Syndrome / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007100:Imitative Behavior; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*
Neue Elemente in der Verhaltenstherapie einer Hundephobie bei einem Jugendlichen mit Down-Syndrom. Eine methodenkritische Studie.