CRITICAL REVIEW
The title of the journal article that I had read is “The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia” written by Sharon L. Feeney, who is currently in a private practice with Summit Psychological Services in Summit, NJ where she specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety. The purpose of this journal article is to present a case study as an example of the use of the cognitive-behavioral principles in the treatment of social phobia. In this critical review writing, the summary of the journal articles is written and my opinions and stance are also stated. In my point of view, cognitive-behavioral principles do play an important role in treating social phobia as the case study had shown a significant result. …show more content…
Based on her scale, she was given treatment and had undergone 31 sessions of individual, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) which involved treatments such as self-monitoring, cognitive restructuring, muscle relaxation, breathing retraining and graduated exposure with the guide of therapist. Paradoxical intention is the unique feature that was used to reduce anticipatory anxiety. During the process of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment, the therapist designed a fear hierarchy from the less threatening situation to the most threatening situation and they treated her based on cognitive-behavioral principles. Throughout the process, Mary was able to regain her confidence and reduce her anxiety and panic from one level to another level of her fear hierarchy. Her SUD level had also shown a significant decrease at the termination of the …show more content…
This case study also demonstrated the potential benefits in using paradoxical intention to reduce anticipatory anxiety in conjunction with CBT. In addition, the author also recommended clinicians and students to not rely on manual, in fact, one must deviate from them to be optimally effective in treating social phobia. The author also stated that a good working alliance is also an important element in this case.
In my opinion, CBT does play an important role in treating social phobia and it does show effectiveness on some people, in this case, it helped Mary to reduce her anxiety. However, CBT is not suitable for everyone as some people may not have good response (Cuncic, 2017). Some people might have relapse after the treatment. According to Cuncic, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is another choice of treatment for social phobia. Hence, in my point of view, both CBT and ACT are good treatments for patients with social phobia. It’s just that every patient requires different types of treatment that suits them
The title of the journal article that I had read is “The Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Social Phobia” written by Sharon L. Feeney, who is currently in a private practice with Summit Psychological Services in Summit, NJ where she specializes in the cognitive behavioral treatment of anxiety. The purpose of this journal article is to present a case study as an example of the use of the cognitive-behavioral principles in the treatment of social phobia. In this critical review writing, the summary of the journal articles is written and my opinions and stance are also stated. In my point of view, cognitive-behavioral principles do play an important role in treating social phobia as the case study had shown a significant result. …show more content…
Based on her scale, she was given treatment and had undergone 31 sessions of individual, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) which involved treatments such as self-monitoring, cognitive restructuring, muscle relaxation, breathing retraining and graduated exposure with the guide of therapist. Paradoxical intention is the unique feature that was used to reduce anticipatory anxiety. During the process of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) treatment, the therapist designed a fear hierarchy from the less threatening situation to the most threatening situation and they treated her based on cognitive-behavioral principles. Throughout the process, Mary was able to regain her confidence and reduce her anxiety and panic from one level to another level of her fear hierarchy. Her SUD level had also shown a significant decrease at the termination of the …show more content…
This case study also demonstrated the potential benefits in using paradoxical intention to reduce anticipatory anxiety in conjunction with CBT. In addition, the author also recommended clinicians and students to not rely on manual, in fact, one must deviate from them to be optimally effective in treating social phobia. The author also stated that a good working alliance is also an important element in this case.
In my opinion, CBT does play an important role in treating social phobia and it does show effectiveness on some people, in this case, it helped Mary to reduce her anxiety. However, CBT is not suitable for everyone as some people may not have good response (Cuncic, 2017). Some people might have relapse after the treatment. According to Cuncic, acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is another choice of treatment for social phobia. Hence, in my point of view, both CBT and ACT are good treatments for patients with social phobia. It’s just that every patient requires different types of treatment that suits them