The Power of Extrapolating Basic Laboratory Principles: The Behavioural-Cognitive Approach of Implosive Therapy

Autor: Donald J. Levis
Rok vydání: 1993
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Zdroj: Behaviour Change. 10:154-161
ISSN: 2049-7768
0813-4839
DOI: 10.1017/s0813483900005490
Popis: The purpose of this article is to emphasise the importance of basic research in the advancement of theory and clinical technique. To illustrate the power of such a strategy the theory and imagery technique of Implosive (Flooding) Therapy will be briefly described along with a recent modification that has resulted in the development of a new technique which is capable of reactivating all past traumatic memories responsible for the development and maintenance of psychopathology. This new approach has resulted in a number of important discoveries that challenge many currently held beliefs.
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