Abstract
The present study was designed to test the effectiveness of active coping response training over in vivo desensitization in reducing fear as measured across behavioral, physiological, and self-report dimensions. Treatment consisted of training in either (a)coping responses that control the phobic stimulus, (b)biofeedback-assisted in vivo desensitization, or (c)contact control. Teaching subjects specific content-related coping responses and encouraging behavioral rehearsal faciliated more dramatic fear reduction than did in vivo desensitization. Alteration of emotional arousal via in vivo desensitization led to greater fear reduction than did exposure alone. The results are consistent with self-efficacy theory.
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