Joseph Wolpe
Joseph Wolpe · Philosophy & Social Sciences
Psychiatrist who developed systematic desensitization in behavior therapy
1915, Johannesburg, South Africa — 1997, Los Angeles, California, United States
South Africa · United States
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Joseph Wolpe was a psychiatrist who developed systematic desensitization, a cornerstone of behavior therapy in which patients overcome phobias by pairing relaxation with a graded hierarchy of feared situations. His theory of reciprocal inhibition helped establish behavior therapy as an evidence-based treatment. Born in Johannesburg to a Jewish family, he later worked in the United States.
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Psychiatrist who developed systematic desensitization in behavior therapy
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Psychology
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