Online Psychological Intervention during Confinement by COVID-19 in a Case of Phobic Symptomatology in Children using Cognitive Behavioral Game Therapy
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Online intervention, Child phobia, Cognitive Behavioral Game Therapy, Covid-19Abstract
This article presents a therapeutic intervention in a case of childhood phobia addressed in the Applied Psychology Service of the Faculty of Psychology of the UNED. This case was studied in the frame of the Emergency Attention device due to the health alert status for Covid-19. The case presents a 5-year-old male child who is afraid of leaving home and of meteorological phenomena after the confinement stage. The therapeutic intervention was designed from the Cognitive Behavioral Game Therapy. The main objectives of the intervention were the reduction of the child's anxiety response to activities carried out outside the home and to unfavorable weather situations, as well as the progressive generalization of these activities both outside the home and in adverse weather situations. The proposed results were achieved over 6 sessions of 1-hour duration with weekly frequency, in an online format, and maintained after a three-month follow-up.
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