CHILDREN'S PHOBIAS: A BEHAVIORAL PERSPECTIVE

Section 1:Phenomolgy, aetiology and assessment. 1. Childhood fears and phobias. 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Children's fears. 1.3 Children's phobias. 1.4 Summary. 2. Aetiology of children's phobias. 2.1 Introduction. 2.2 Conditioning theory. 2.3 Re-evaluation of conditioning theory. 2.4 Individual differences in phobia acquisition. 2.5 Selectivity of children's phobias. 2.6 Summary. 3. Behavioral assessment of children's phobias. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 Development and normative issues 3.3 Fundamental question for treatment design. 3.4 Specific assessment strategies. 3.5 Summary. Section 2: Treatment principles and procedures. 4. Systematic desensitization, emotive imagery, flooding and implosion. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 Historical landmarks. 4.3 Systematic desensitization. 4.4 Emotive imagery. 4.5 Flooding and implosive therapy. 4.6 Summary.5. Contingency management, modeling, cognitive procedures and self-control. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 Contingency management. 5.3 Modeling. 5.4 Cognitive procedures and self-control.5.5 Summary. 6. School phobia. 6.1 Introduction. 6.2 Sub-types of school phobia. 6.3 Aetiology of school phobia. 6.4 Behavioral management. 6.5 Use of psychiatric drugs. 6.6 Summary. Section 3: Conceptual issues. 7. Prevention of children's phobias and negative reactions to stressful events. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Preparing children's for stressful events. 7.3 Preventive efforts in health care settings. 7.4 Preventive efforts in the home and school. 7.5 Barriers to prevention. 7.6 Summary. 8. Integrative issues. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 The role of cares providers. 8.3 The effectiveness of behavioral methods. 8.4 Symptom substitution. 8.5 Underlying mechanisms. 8.6 Desynchrony. 8.7 Comprehensive behavioral treatment. 8.8 Social validation. 8.9 Summary.

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