Cardinal Stritch University Stritch Shares Master's Theses, Capstones, and Projects 1-1-1979 Fear reduction Jeanette E. Coleman Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.stritch.edu/etd Part of the Special Education and Teaching Commons Recommended Citation Coleman, Jeanette E., "Fear reduction" (1979). Master's Theses, Capstones, and Projects. 553. https://digitalcommons.stritch.edu/etd/553 This Research Paper is brought to you for free and open access by Stritch Shares. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses, Capstones, and Projects by an authorized administrator of Stritch Shares. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. FEAR REDUCTION by Jeanette E. Coleman A RESEARCH PAPER Submitted in PARTIAL FULFILLMENT of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Education (Education of Learning Disabled Children) at the Cardinal Stritch College Milwaukee, Wisconsin 1979 Fear Reduction This research paper has been approved for the Graduate Committee of the Cardinal Stritch College by Fear Reduction i i Table of Contents Acknowledgments i i i Chapter I Introduction A. Definitions 2 B. Scope and limitations 3 C. Summary 4 Chapter II Review of Research 4 A. I nt rod uc t ion 4 B. Anxiety 5 c. Basic elements of systematic 6 desensitization D. Hierarchies 9 E. Implementation 10 F. Examples 11 G. School phobia 14 H. Modifications 18 Chapter Ill Summary 20 References 22 Appendixes A. Relaxation technique 26 B. list of phobias 29 Fear Reduction i i i Acknowledgments My gratitude goes to: Sister Johanna Flanagan who touched my 1 ife in a very special way.