Word: treatments
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Therapists also differ widely about how the condition should be treated. The most common technique is behavior modification; its use is based on the assumption that agoraphobia is a habit to be broken. Treatment consists of gradually exposing the phobic patient to feared sit uations, first by having him imagine them, then by forcing him, for instance, to take longer and longer solo walks until the stress disappears. A more drastic technique, similar to throwing a baby into a pool to teach it how to swim, is known as "implosion"?a patient might be driven to a large empty...
...that floats around campaign speeches, John Riseman, a member of the Quality of Life Committee, a community group which opposes construction of the gym, said Thursday a public hearing to discuss the issue in front of the Cambridge City Council had been scheduled after the election to avoid superficial treatment of the problem...
PATERNALISM IS ONE of the milder forms of treatment freshmen can expect from upperclassmen. Shrinivas Rajagopalan, a UHS psychologist who will teach psychology and Social Relations 2400, "The Psychology of Freshmen," in the spring, says that the more violent reactions to freshmen, like scorn, practical jokes and physical cruelty, represent a realization by the upperclassmen that he too was once ignorant and helpless. He says we should keep in mind that "being a freshman for nine months is a stage we all have to go through on the way to adulthood, much like being a fetus before...
...plot and the movie itself. His series of famed singers and actresses belting out "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend" will bring down any house, so carefully honed are his Channings and Ellas. Co-star Hollis McLaren is inevitably overshadowed by Russell's stagewise presence but the delicate treatment she gives to her Crazy Liza perfectly complements her outlandish buddy...
...Point, Maine, people are also building. New homes are being erected all over the reservation--cheap homes, but adequate and efficient for people who have historically used hand-made shacks with no plumbing or heating. A solar-heated house goes up on the hill overlooking the bay, a sewage treatment plant churns, an electric power station is being planned. A fish processing plant is nearly operational. A recreation league is being organized. A health center is working to provide the Passamaquoddies with good medical care. David Francis has been around long enough to see the improvement. So was another Passamaquoddy...