Cue-Controlled Relaxation in Reduction of Chronic Nervous Habits
- 1 December 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 41 (3) , 703-706
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1977.41.3.703
Abstract
The present paper documents two case studies in which cue-controlled relaxation was used in the reduction of chronic nailbiting by 2 adults. Results indicated substantial increases in nail-length and decreases in the frequency of habit at post-treatment and follow-up assessments. Successful application of the cue-controlled technique to situations unrelated to nailbiting was also reported. A description of the cue-controlled procedure, its potential as a self-control technique, and recommendations for future research are discussed.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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