@article{a67cf2bd2e5543f7ae9ab994ed0011f9,
title = "Treatment of a retarded adult's mannequin phobia through in vivo desensitization and shaping approach responses",
abstract = "The treatment of a 21-yr-old retarded male who exhibited a longstanding fear of mannequins is described. A program that shaped approach responses to mannequins of increasing size resulted in 100% approach responses to three different size mannequins during therapy sessions. One training session in a naturalistic setting (shopping mall) resulted in generalization that was maintained 6 months after treatment. A follow-up probe session conducted in the clinic 6 months following treatment showed that approach responses to the three mannequins used in training remained at 100%.",
author = "Waranch, {H. Richard} and Iwata, {Brian A.} and Wohl, {Marianne K.} and Nidiffer, {F. Don}",
note = "Funding Information: H.A. was a 21-yr-old white male with Down{\textquoteright}s syndrome referred by his parents for treatment of a longstanding phobia of mannequins. He was a very verbal and sociable young man, functioning in the mildly retarded range (VIQ = 59, PIQ = 59, FSIQ = 57) as measured by the WAIS. His parents reported the onset of H.A.{\textquoteleft}s phobia at about 5 yr of age, but they were unable to identify any related historical events. He avoided all settings where This research was supported in part by MCH Grant No. 000917-15-O from the Department of Health and Human Services. Requests for reprints should be sent to H. Richard Waranch or Brian A. Iwata, Department of Behavioral psychology, John F. Kennedy Institute, 707 N. Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205, U.S.A.",
year = "1981",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/0005-7916(81)90080-X",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "12",
pages = "359--362",
journal = "Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry",
issn = "0005-7916",
publisher = "Elsevier Ltd",
number = "4",
}