Saavedra and Silverman (button phobia)

During diagnosis, the boy met the criteria for a phobia but did notably NOT meet the DSM-IV criteria for what other related disorder?

The Feelings Thermometer was a [ ]-point scale.

The Feelings Thermometer ranged from [ ].

Who provided positive reinforcement to the boy during the Behavioural Exposures stage of his therapy?

• his mother

• his father

• the researcher

• his teacher

The only P in Saavedra was a [ ] year old boy.

The P in Saavedra had had his phobia for [ ] years (since kindergarten) when his mother brought him into the Child Anxiety and Phobia Program at FIU.

His phobia started when

• his sibling filled his backpack with buttons

• he choked on a button as a small child

• a bowl of buttons fell on him during an art project at school

• he got a button stuck in his nose

The Saavedra study examined the role of [ ] learning in phobias.

Previous studies had focused on [ ] learning and fear in phobias.

One of the main conclusions of Saavedra is that emotions related to [ ] play a crucial role in the development and maintenance of a (button) phobia.