Case Study: the Suds Scale
Question: Conduct three sessions on the suds scale: Understanding what to look for
Introduction
This study is based on “Kathy”, an 18 year old female with a phobia of wasps and bees. She has no other health problems physical or mental. Kathy had been stung three times on three separate occasions in the past and has developed a phobia of wasps and bees.
Method
The study will be three sessions; each will take approximately an hour. The suds scale (subjective units of distress scale) will be used at all three sessions. I will be using idmr (ideomotor response) in the form of a “yes “and “no” finger. Other movements will be noted and adjustment may be necessary. Session 1 will be the consultation and an explanation from me about how the three sessions will be conducted. I will then talk to Kathy about her phobia of wasps and bees and record her answers on a suds scale.
Session 2 will involve going over the suds scale again to see if she gives the same answers or if she adds new events to the scale. I will then use inductions and deepeners to put Kathy in a hypnotic state where I will talk her through the suds scale. At the close of session 2 I will give Kathy some homework that will involve the possibility of her encountering wasps or bees. Session three will start with how the homework went. I will then hypnotise Kathy and go through the suds scale again to see what progress has been made. This is the third and final session so I would also add an ego strengthening script near the end to help Kathy deal with the future.
Session 1… Date: 23.3.2013 ...Time: 10.45 hrs
At session one I conducted a consultation where I took Kathy’s details including her medical history. I then questioned her about her phobia of wasps and bees. I recorded her answers on a suds scale. See diagram (1) 100 will be when her phobia is a major problem for her and zero will be when she feels most relaxed. The rest of the scale will be filled in events
Introduction
This study is based on “Kathy”, an 18 year old female with a phobia of wasps and bees. She has no other health problems physical or mental. Kathy had been stung three times on three separate occasions in the past and has developed a phobia of wasps and bees.
Method
The study will be three sessions; each will take approximately an hour. The suds scale (subjective units of distress scale) will be used at all three sessions. I will be using idmr (ideomotor response) in the form of a “yes “and “no” finger. Other movements will be noted and adjustment may be necessary. Session 1 will be the consultation and an explanation from me about how the three sessions will be conducted. I will then talk to Kathy about her phobia of wasps and bees and record her answers on a suds scale.
Session 2 will involve going over the suds scale again to see if she gives the same answers or if she adds new events to the scale. I will then use inductions and deepeners to put Kathy in a hypnotic state where I will talk her through the suds scale. At the close of session 2 I will give Kathy some homework that will involve the possibility of her encountering wasps or bees. Session three will start with how the homework went. I will then hypnotise Kathy and go through the suds scale again to see what progress has been made. This is the third and final session so I would also add an ego strengthening script near the end to help Kathy deal with the future.
Session 1… Date: 23.3.2013 ...Time: 10.45 hrs
At session one I conducted a consultation where I took Kathy’s details including her medical history. I then questioned her about her phobia of wasps and bees. I recorded her answers on a suds scale. See diagram (1) 100 will be when her phobia is a major problem for her and zero will be when she feels most relaxed. The rest of the scale will be filled in events