CASE STUDY OF RELAXATION AND COUNTERCONDITIONING THERAPY FOR MISOPHONIA: A CONDITIONED AVERSIVE REFLEX DISORDER

This article presents a case study of conceptualization misophonia as conditioned aversive reflex disorder consisting physical (e.g., muscle) elicited by the misophonic trigger stimulus and subsequent emotional, physiological, behavioral responses. describes successful treatment middle-aged woman who was disabled severe misophonia. The included identifying initial reflex, progressive muscle relaxation, counterconditioning reflex. Counterconditioning accomplished relaxing during exposure to in vivo stimuli, while using ambient sound needed reduce severity response. overall reduced over course 13-week treatment, based on client self-report. Data were analyzed recovery percentage formula. average 3 scales 82.1% at end 93.1% 1-year follow-up. In this case, when reflex’s held relaxed patient exposed emotional diminished extinguished.