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a thorough description of Capafons et al. (1998) study in terms of Aims, Procedures, Results & Conclusions (APRC) and evaluation (SCOUT) key terminology in bold / highlighted

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CONTEMPORARY STUDY

CAPAFONS ET AL. (1998): Systematic desensitization in the treatment of

fear of flying

Aim: to validate effectiveness of systematic desensitisation as treatment for fear of flying

and to assess therapeutic success of SD when applied to this type of specific phobia

Lab experiment

IV: conditions pps were in

- Treatment group

- Control group waiting for therapy

DV: level of fear of flying

1) Diagnosis of fear with IDG-FV

2) EMV for fear during flight

3) EPAV for catastrophic thoughts

4) Physiological measures

Sample: volunteers from media campaign advertising free intervention programmes for

fear of flying

41 pps scared of flying

- 20 randomly assigned to treatment group (8M + 12 F)

- 21 waiting control group (9M + 12F)


Matched pairs design: balanced in terms of age, gender, strength of fear + physical measures


Procedure: interview about fear of flying e.g. life history

Fear of flying scale measured anxiety levels in different flying situations



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, 3 EMV scales measured fear :

- during flight

- of preliminaries e.g. going to airport

- without involvement e.g see plane

2 EPAV scales measure catastrophic thoughts (e.g. engine catching fire, wing falls off)

+ how much they thought they’d have a physical reaction to flying

Habituation session: pp acquainted with situation

Video of trip on plane from packing to touchdown

Pps asked to “feel as involved as possible” in the video

Physical measures while watching video simulation at take off point before flight

- Heart rate

- Muscular tension

- Skin temperature

Interview to explain of treatment for therapy group / next assessment session for waiting

control group

Treatment: at uni 2 1-hour sessions per week = 12/15 in total

- Training in muscular relaxation + breathing techniques

- Imagined situation (in vitro)

- Real-life situations (in vivo)

1st flight after 1 week

Heart rate, palm temp. + muscular tension recorded during take off

- Techniques of “stop thinking” + brief relaxation in natural situations with phobic

stimulus



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