Table 2.

Specific phobias which were addressed (treatment group and control group)

Treatment group phobias	Control group phobias
Bananas	Dogs (x2)
Wasps/bees (x2)	Flying (x2)
Open spaces	Wasps/bees
Dogs (x3)	Specific chronological time
Lifts	Heights/glass elevators (x2)
Fear of the dark	Thunder and lightening
Insects	Making requestsa
Being looked ata	Mascots
Changes in weather	Automated toys
Eating in front of other peoplea	Fear of the dark
Balloons	Travelling in the car
Dolls	Toilets
Bats	Balloons

^aAnxiety related to very specific social situations that were identified by the child and their parents as highly desirable treatment targets