A generic computer program for systematic desensitization: description, construction and case study.
A computer program designed to provide systematic desensitization for phobias is described. Clients are taught by computer-aided instruction to develop their own personalized phobic hierarchy which is then used by the computer as the phobic stimulus in desensitization proper. The results of a pilot trial with an agoraphobic client indicate that the computer program was successful.
D000328:Adult; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003887:Desensitization, Psychologic / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D012064:Relaxation Therapy; D012984:Software