Effect of Puppet Show on Specific Phobia in Tabriz Elementary Students

Unlike normal fears during childhood, specific phobias cause children avoidance of feared objects. The fears are undetected stable and uncontrollable. Common phobias include severe fears from object such as animals, storms and indoor shots stage childhood. This study examines the impact of puppet show on reducing specific phobia in elementary students at Tabriz city. This treatment was done on 4 children with specific phobia. The study designed based on multiple baseline single subjects in which 11 sessions with 1 weeks follow up. Data were analyzed by visual analysis of data point and percentage of all non-overlapping effect size. The results indicate a significant reduction of the participant fears. Thus, it can be concluded that the puppet show could be an effective method for reducing phobia.