Abstract
This study applied Tokeai-desensitization method (Desensitization with melting experience) to two female clients;the first case was a 23-year-old anxiety neurosis student suffering from chronic speech flight and hand tremor, and the second case was a 19-year-old conversion response student suffering from acute aphonia. The first case could be aware of her irrational belief, "excessive desire for perfection", as she could control the anticipatory task anxiety through Tokeai-desensitization method. Furthermoe, realizing and being liberated from the irrational belief could help her improve the chief complaints. In the second case, Tokeaidesensitization method alleviated phobic response to bad dreams and anonymouse telephone calls, then she could realize her irrational belief, "excessive self-blame", which undrelies her aphonia. This awareness could facilitate her to cope with phobic responses, and recover her voice. These results suggest a relationship between improvement of symptoms and cognitive changes in irrational beliefs.
