Should fearful individuals be instructed to proceed quickly or cautiously?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1977

Abstract

Snake or cockroach phobic Ss were given opportunities to approach a live specimen. Those instructed to go 'as far as they could' made significantly more progress in overcoming their fear than Ss asked to proceed cautiously. They also did better than the group especially urged to push themselves, although this difference was not significant. Implications for treatment strategies are discussed.

Publication Title

Journal of clinical psychology

Volume

33

Issue

2

First Page

535

Last Page

539

Comments

This article was published in Journal of clinical psychology, Volume 33, Issue 2, Pages 535-539.

The published version is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/1097-4679(197704)33:2%3C535::AID-JCLP2270330243%3E3.0.CO;2-A.

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