Aversion to personal body hair: a case study in the integration of behavioural and interpretative methods.

Publisher: British Psychological Society Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 0370640 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0007-1129 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00071129 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Br J Med Psychol Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: Letchworth Eng : British Psychological Society
Original Publication: London [etc.]

Body Image* ; Hair* ; Psychoanalytic Interpretation* ; Sex Characteristics* ; Sexual Maturation*; Behavior Therapy/*methods ; Phobic Disorders/*therapy ; Psychoanalytic Therapy/*methods; Adult ; Aggression/psychology ; Combined Modality Therapy ; Gender Identity ; Humans ; Male ; Phobic Disorders/psychology

A case is described of intense aversion to personal body hair on the chest, legs and arms. Exposure methods of behavioural treatment were used, combined with interpretative ones. Exposure was found to facilitate self-exploration, which in turn led to the successful completion of exposure treatment. The circumstances under which exposure treatment can benefit from being combined with interpretative work are discussed.

Date Created: 19901201 Date Completed: 19910508 Latest Revision: 20190912

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10.1111/j.2044-8341.1990.tb01627.x

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