Joseph Wolpe (1915 - )

Born in South Africa, Wolpe is best known for his work on systematic desensitization, a methodology designed to treat people with extreme anxiety about specific events, situations, things, or people. His approach involves developing a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking situations, learning relaxation techniques, then associating these situations with relaxation, beginning at the bottom, or least anxiety-provoking, part of the hierarchy.

Look here for list of some of Wolpe's writings.

This page was written by me to support my Theories of Counseling and Psychotherapy class rather than by Dr. Wolpe. I take full responsibility for any errors that are present herein.

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