Effectiveness of Exposure and Response Prevention Techniques on Perceived Level of Selected Phobias among Teenagers Residing in Selected Areas

Dethe Sudhanjali Sudhir

Abstract: Introduction: Exposure Response Prevention, commonly referred to as ERP, is a therapy that encourages you to face your fears and let obsessive thoughts occur without ?putting them right? or ?neutralizing? them with compulsions. Objectives: To find out effectiveness of exposure and response prevention techniques on perceived level of selected phobias among teenagers residing in selected areas. Methodology: The research design used in the current study is quasi experimental research design. The samples were selected using Non probability purposive sampling technique. Data was collected from 60 teenagers using severity measures for specific phobias. Result: Among all 60, 16.67% has severe phobia and 83.33% has extreme phobia in pretest and after intervention given in posttest the phobia got decreased by percentage. Conclusion: The study came to the conclusion that selected phobias of teenagers got decreased after the intervention given to them.

Keywords: Phobias, exposure and response prevention, teenagers