title: Brief cognitive behavior therapy in an undergraduate pilot student: a case report.
abstract: This is a case report of a male undergraduate pilot student referred from the aerospace medicine service because of difficulty coping with stresses associated with undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Two phases of a short-term cognitive-behavioral treatment program were undertaken. The initial phase of treatment involved assisting the student to become aware of cognitive, behavioral, and physiological cues that were associated with increased levels of stress, and relaxation training. The second treatment phase involved stress inoculation strategies and coping procedures that were competency based, rather than mastery based. The latter had previously been unsuccessfully used by the student. Results indicated increases in self-reported stress management skills and in objective reports of training performance. Although generalizability of this study is limited, short-term cognitive behavioral therapy procedures are felt to be an important tool for improving the performance of UPT students, and may also reduce the probability of self-initiated elimination due to subjective stress complaints.
authors.affiliation: Mental Health Clinic, Reese Air Force Base, TX.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Banken
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Mahone
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000337:Aerospace Medicine; D001007:Anxiety / Q000628:therapy; D001945:Breathing Exercises; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003863:Depression / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000628:therapy*; D014481:United States