Competence imagery: a case study treating emetophobia.
An emetophobic child is nonresponsive to conventional systematic desensitization and has her anxiety responses counterconditioned by using Competence Imagery instead of physical relaxation responses while progressing through her fear hierarchy.
Moran
Daniel J
DJ
MidAmerican Psychological Institute, USA. daniel.moran@comcast.net
O'Brien
Richard M
RM
D002648:Child; D005239:Fear; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019018:Imagery, Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D007092:Imagination; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy*; D012931:Social Environment; D014839:Vomiting