ABSTRACT
The first prediction, made at the birth of behavior therapy in the late 50s and early 60s, was that this approach was the wave of the future and that other psychological therapies would soon disappear as our true, scientific approach to solving human behavioral problems gained ascendancy. Contrary to all predictions on the death of behavior therapy and in contrast to the downplaying of the language of behavior therapy among the public because of its poor image, the demand for and the dissemination of knowledge among professionals is awesome. The techniques used in treatment changed somewhat from patient to patient, based on individual behavioral analysis, but were always very specific and well described, and comprise what most people would agree would be a sophisticated behavioral approach to the treatment of exhibitionism. The basic findings are remarkable in that of the first 155 clients treated, 86% improved to the extent that all overt exhibitionistic behavior was eliminated.
