* sex, marriage, and family problems

* passivity and shyness

* personality trait problems: lonely, anxious, hostile, or overbearing individuals

BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

This approach has been used successfully in connection with these problems:

* sexually deviant behavior

* children's problems, school discipline, academic performance, and juvenile delinquency

* problems of the mentally retarded and of psychotically regressed individuals

* some instances of obesity, alcoholism, and smoking