Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1999

Abstract

Excerpt: "A behavioral technique used to help persons troubled by recurring uncontrolled thoughts and worries. Examples include obsessive rumination about cleanliness that persists even after careful washing, excessive fear of riding in automobiles or planes, and extreme fearfulness about being robbed or assaulted."

Comments

Originally published in D. G. Benner and P. C. Hill (Eds.), Baker encyclopedia of psychology and counseling (2nd ed.; pp. 1210). Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, a division of Baker Publishing Group, 1999.

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