Not safe at home: behavioral treatment of a child's fear of being at home alone.
The behavioral treatment of a child's fear of being alone in her own home is described. Gaining control over frightening images and increasing coping behaviors such as relaxation, distraction, and self-instruction during progressive behavioral rehearsal reduced self-reported fears and increased adaptive responding. The utility of such techniques, particularly control over frightening imagery, is discussed.
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Psychology Department, University of Missouri-Columbia 65211.
D000056:Accident Prevention; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012449:Safety; D012931:Social Environment