Literature Analysis of Psychotherapy Research on Phobia in China from 2011 to 2021—Proposal of Five-Acceptance Psychotherapy Strategy

Abstract

To understand the domestic research status of psychotherapy in the treatment of phobia, and propose localized psychotherapy strategies for phobia. Research literature on phobia psychotherapy was retrieved and analyzed based on CNKI database and online bibliometric analysis technology; localized psychotherapy strategies for phobia were established by cultural analysis. A total of 216 literatures were retrieved, including 46 literatures on the use of psychotherapy alone to treat phobia. The overall trend analysis indicates fluctuation in domestic research on phobia psychotherapy, and the overall literature volume is relatively small; the keywords with high frequency in the literature include "social anxiety disorder", "anxiety disorder", "social phobia" and "cognitive behavioral therapy". "Cognitive behavioral therapy" and "social anxiety disorder" co-occur frequently in the same literature. There are few domestic studies on phobia psychotherapy, the application of cognitive behavioral therapy to the treatment of phobia is more studied, the treatment strategies fail to integrate and localize several psychotherapy techniques. Hence, five-acceptance psychotherapy strategy with Chinese cultural characteristics is proposed for integration and localization needs based on Chinese cultural background, including perception strategy, acceptance strategy, discomfort strategy, tolerance strategy and enjoyment strategy.