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Monitoring Coping Style and Exposure Outcome in Spider Phobics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2009

Peter Muris ,
Peter de Jong ,
Harald Merckelbach  and
Florence van Zuuren
Peter Muris
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Peter de Jong
Affiliation:
University of Limburg, The Netherlands
Harald Merckelbach
Affiliation:
University of Limburg, The Netherlands
Florence van Zuuren
Affiliation:
University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Abstract

The present study investigated whether information seeking coping styles (monitoring and blunting) affect exposure therapy outcome. Subjects were 33 spider phobics who received one 2.5 hours session in vivo treatment. In general, the treatment yielded good results. Coping style did not contribute substantially to short-term or long-term outcome (at 18 months follow-up).

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Research Article
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Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy , Volume 21 , Issue 4 , October 1993 , pp. 329 - 333
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Copyright © British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies 1993

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