Japanese Journal of Behavior Therapy
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Volume 21, Issue 2
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  • A Behavioral Approach for White-Coat Hypertension : Pilot Study of Short-Term Effects of Blood Pressure Biofeedback Treatment
    Mutsuhiro Nakao, Shinobu Nomura, Tomifusa Kuboki, Hiroyuki Suematsu, T ...
    Article type: Article
    1995 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 71-78
    Published: September 30, 1995
    Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24468/jjbt.21.2_71
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    The purpose of this study is to discuss the application of the blood presure (BP) biofeedback system to the treatment of white-coat hypertension. Subjects of this study were 10 outpatients with hypertension. Five patients with more than 25mmHg of gaps between systolic BP monitored by themselves and that checked by doctor before the treatment were group W, and the other five patients were group N. Four sessions of the BP biofeedback training were performed once a week. The average self-monitored BP in the follow-up period reduced compared with those in the baseline period, but there was no significant change. The average BP checked by doctor reduced significantly (systolic reduction : group W 18mmH, group N 11mmHg, diastolic reduction : group W 11mmHg, group N 8mmHg), and group W showed greater reduction than group N. The BP elevations by the mental stress test of group W were more suppressed than those of group N. Therefore, it is considered that this BP biofeedback system may suppress the response of BP elevation by the stress and may be effective to patients with white-coat hypertension.
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  • The Effect of a Computer-Assisted Counseling Program Based on Rational-Emotive Therapy on the Modification of Irrational Beliefs and the Anxiety Reduction
    Itaru Fukui, Kaoru Nishiyama
    Article type: Article
    1995 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 79-91
    Published: September 30, 1995
    Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24468/jjbt.21.2_79
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    Two types of computer programms for computer-assisted counseling (CAC) based on the RationalEmotive therapy were built. The first program provides clients with feedback on whether their beliefs are rational or irratirnal, and teaches them rational beliefs. The other program provides them with feedback on whether their beliefs are rational or irrational, makes them think about their irrational beliefs, disputes those beliefs, and teaches rational beliefs. Two experiments were designed to evaluate the effects of these programs. In Experiment 1, Junior College students who have high trait anxiety were randomly divided into 3 groups. one group was counseled once with the first program (F-CAC group) ; one group was counseled once with the second program (D-CAC group) ; and one was acontrol group with no experience of CAC. The result showed that for both the F-CAC group and the D-CAC group there was modification of their irrational beliefs. Only for the D-C AC group was a decrease of anxiety measured by SADS. In experiment 2, high anxiety students were counseled five times using the second program during about 3 weeks. The results showed that there wrs more modification of the subjects' irrational beliefs in experiment 1, and was decrease of anxiety measured by STAI (S-FORM), SADS, FNE, and was decreasing tendency of anxiety measured by STAI (TFORM) and MAS. These results revealed that the CAC based on Rational-Emotive therapy can modify irrational beliefs, and decrease anxiety.
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  • Systematic Manipulation of NDAR : New Technique in Facilitating the Socialization of Autistic Children in the Least Restrictive Environment
    Issei Uchida
    Article type: Article
    1995 Volume 21 Issue 2 Pages 92-101
    Published: September 30, 1995
    Released on J-STAGE: April 06, 2019
    DOIhttps://doi.org/10.24468/jjbt.21.2_92
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    Efficacy of NDRA (natural DRA, Uchida, 1987) for transforming generalized and localized stereotyped behavior in autistic children into appropriate gross motor and toy play, is an established fact, The present study is an extension to eliciting higher level play of my investigations of NDRA. Two groups of two autistic children, equated for CA and MA, were systematically manipulated the levels of gross motor and toy play producing the natural reinforcers identified in NDRA. The results demonstrated the following : (a) Systematic manipulation of NDRA produced significant increases in symbolic gross motor and toy play without external reinforcers and presentation of models (b) Symbolic gross motor and toy play produced significant decreases in subsequent levels of maintenance of sameness, but the former was more effective. The findings suggest that the systematic manipulation of NDRA could play an essential role in facilitating the socialization of autistic children in the least restrictive environment or the ordinary community of nondisabled.
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