<![CDATA[This case study describes the implementation of a systematic desensitization technique for a female student (IN) at Pondok Pesantren NJ who experienced a specific food aversion to white rice. Initial assessment indicated that the aversion was stimulus-specific rather than generalized, as IN accepted other food textures (e.g., glutinous rice) without a significant aversive response. A descriptive single-case study design was used, combining a retrospective baseline drawn from initial counseling interviews characterized by consistent avoidance of cold rice and limited acceptance of warm rice with an eight-day, twice-daily prospective intervention monitoring phase. The intervention combined a hierarchical graduated exposure sequence (visual exposure, physical contact, and consumption) with an emotion-regulation and cognitive-reframing component functioning as a relaxation and counterconditioning technique, consistent with the principle of reciprocal inhibition underlying systematic desensitization. Across the eight-day monitoring period, IN showed a fluctuating but generally improving pattern of rice consumption, with portions still small and inconsistent and the disgust response not fully resolved. These findings suggest that success in specific food aversion cases is better indicated by increased tolerance and consistent eating behavior than by complete elimination of the affective disgust response.]]>
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