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An Indicator of Tension during Reciprocal Inhibition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

C. P. Seager  and
B. H. Brown
C. P. Seager
Affiliation:
University Department of Psychiatry, Whiteley Wood Clinic, Woofindin Road, Sheffield, 10
B. H. Brown
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Physics, Sheffield No. 3 Hospital Management Committee
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Wolpe (1958) has described the technique of treating phobias by reciprocal inhibition. The patient is encouraged to relax by appropriate procedures, and is then asked to fantasy a series of situations which he has previously arranged in order of their ability to evoke anxiety. This personal hierarchy of situations is put to him for short periods in ascending order.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 113 , Issue 503 , October 1967 , pp. 1129 - 1132
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1967 

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