Bedell J R, Archer R P, Rosmann M
J Clin Psychol. 1979 Oct;35(4):840-3. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(197910)35:4<840::aid-jclp2270350432>3.0.co;2-v.
Evaluated systematic desensitization and relaxation training for the treatment of snake phobia and test anxiety as representatives of two classes of anxiety-based disorders. Treatment outcomes were assessed by examining situational and dispositional components of anxiety as related to these disorders and by behavioral measures of performance in relevant anxiety-provoking situations. Analyses of variance revealed that more pervasive anxiety reductions occurred for the more focalized animal phobia and that there was little difference in the effectiveness of desensitization and relaxation training. The generalizability of research findings based on the treatment of animal phobias was questioned, and the possible role of nonspecific factors in determining success was considered.
评估系统脱敏和放松训练对治疗蛇恐惧症和考试焦虑症（作为两类基于焦虑的障碍的代表）的效果。通过检查与这些障碍相关的焦虑的情境和特质成分以及在相关引发焦虑情境中的行为表现指标来评估治疗结果。方差分析表明，对于更集中的动物恐惧症，焦虑减少更为普遍，并且脱敏和放松训练的效果几乎没有差异。基于动物恐惧症治疗的研究结果的普遍性受到质疑，并考虑了非特异性因素在决定治疗成功方面可能发挥的作用。
