특정공포증에 적용한 에너지심리학 중재(EFTTM)의 효과

Abstract

Specific phobias rank the most prevalent anxiety disorders and they are thought to be among the most treatable of the psychological disorders, especially from a behavioral perspective. In spite of the fact that persons diagnosed are often severely handicapped by their phobia, few seek help. Furthermore surprisingly few controlled outcome studies have been conducted with individuals with DSM-diagnosed specific phobia. Recently an Energy Psychology Intervention, Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT) has been studied and used as the treatment of choice of specific phobias but there have been only a few studies exploring its clinical potential. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of one 60-minute group Emotional Freedom Techniques(EFT) session on 24 college students with specific phobias. Within that group, 22 were women and 2 were men. Participants were randomly assigned to a 60-minute EFT group therapy or quiet reading(wait-list control). The measurements administered by an independent assessor were subjective units of disturbance(SUD), (Wolpe, 1969), Behavioral Approach Task (BAT), (Wolpe & Lang, 1964) and a Pulse rate. Results revealed a significant difference pre- and posttreatment as measured by SUD, BAT and a Pulse rate(p<.001). Therefore, this results of study support the effectiveness of Energy Psychology Intervention(EFT) in reducing anxiety on specific phobias.