Group Systematic Desensitization and Implosive Therapy for Death Anxiety

1981 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 376-378 ◽  
Author(s):  
John A. Testa
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Systematic Desensitization ◽  
Implosive Therapy

Neither group desensitization nor group implosion was successful in reducing death anxiety of 48 nurses. Implications for future attempts to reduce death anxiety were discussed.

A Group Desensitization Procedure for the Reduction of Death Anxiety

1982 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald L. Peal ◽  
Paul J. Handal ◽  
Frank H. Gilner
Keyword(s):  
Death Anxiety ◽  
Systematic Desensitization ◽  
Criterion Measure ◽  
Additional Investigation ◽  
High Death ◽  
The Relationship

This study used three measures of death anxiety to investigate the effectiveness of group systematic desensitization in reducing death anxiety in high death anxious participants. Results revealed that desensitization was superior to both a relaxation and test-retest group in reducing death anxiety when the revised Livingston and Zimet DAS was the criterion measure. Mixed results were obtained when either the Templer DAS or Feifel and Branscomb's CWIT was the criterion measure. Discussion focused on possible reasons for these results and the need for additional investigation regarding both the use of group desensitization and the relationship among the three measures of death anxiety.

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