Mastery of Your Specific Phobia (Treatments That Work)

Specific Phobias are some of the most prevalent anxiety disorders. This book helps clients become active participants as they explores the nature of specific phobias including definitions, prevalence, and causes of phobias. They also learn proven strategies for overcoming phobias includingexposure-based and cognitive techniques for reducing fear. This program describes treatment strategies for a variety of specific phobias.The MSP program in the Client Workbook, although written for the client, should be carried out under the supervision of a mental health professional because many of the concepts and procedures are relatively complex. The most effective intervention requires an understanding of the principlesunderlying the treatment procedures and a person who can guide the client through the demands of treatment.The Client Workbook is divided into three parts. The first part describes the principles necessary for understanding specific phobias. The second part describes the principles necessary for treating specific phobias. The third part provides detailed guidelines for overcoming particular types ofspecific phobias.The Therapist Guide includes a description of the major points from each chapter covered in the Client Workbook, the primary information that should be conveyed by the therapist, and the principles underlying the therapeutic procedures described in each chapter. Also included in this guide aretypical questions asked by clients and solutions to problems that may arise in each chapter.