Ten women with insect phobias were subjected to a variant of systematic desensitization in which a procedure aimed at stimulating a fantasy of "merging with mother" was substituted for muscle relaxation. The procedure, which had been used effectively in earlier experiments, consisted of the tachistoscopic subliminal exposure of the verbal stimulus MOMMY AND i ARE ONE during the visualization pa...

Systematic desensitization and hypnosis mediated therapy share empirical evidence of efficacy in the treatment of specific phobias. However, a review of the literature indicated there is limited documentation in the employment of these modalities for treating driving related phobias (DRP). This article reports on the use of hypnosis aided systematic desensitization (HASD) in the successful trea...

The fear of public speaking is one the most common social phobias causing anxiety problems in many people. In this context, project focuses on developing a tool capable helping mental health professionals using virtual reality as controlled environment expository therapies, case applied to Glossophobia. To enhance creation self-control mechanisms these patients, use explored with aid Neuro and ...

A specific phobia is a common anxiety-related disorder that can be treated efficiently using different therapies including exposure therapy or cognitive therapy. One of the most famous methods to treat Exposure involves exposing target patient anxiety source its context without intention cause any danger. promising track research lies in VR (VRET) and/or AR (ARET), where gradual negative stimul...

In a large Army hospital during World War II, a full-time program in hypnotherapy for battle trauma cases was developed. Symptoms included severe anxiety, phobias, conversions, hysterias, and dissociations. Many hypnoanalytic techniques were used, especially including abreactions. Good therapeutic results were frequent, as demonstrated by typical cases. There was no evidence that the abreactive...