Tom Kraft

Treatment of compulsive shoplifting by altering social contingencies

Abstract Lal and Lindsley (1968) described the successful treatment of a three-year-old child with chronic constipation by a simple rearrangement of social contingencies. It was felt therefore that it might be worthwhile briefly reporting a case of compulsive shoplifting, where treatment was effected by an alteration in social contingencies.

BEHAVIOUR THERAPY AND THE RECALL OF TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE--A CASE STUDY.

Abstract Psychotherapy and behaviour therapy differ in many important respects, which have been discussed by Eysenck (1959). In psychotherapy it is important to reveal original traumatic incidents, but this is not necessary in behaviour therapy. This is illustrated by the present case in which a heat-phobia was satisfactorily treated without the patient being aware of the original incident which gave rise to the phobic symptoms.