hol ism ▁are ▁similar . ▁He ▁is ▁asked ▁what ▁" the ▁church ' s ▁feelings ▁are ▁about ▁electric ▁shock ▁... ▁behavior ▁modification " ▁and ▁answered ▁the ▁church ▁had ▁" ne ver ▁made ▁a ▁statement ▁on ▁it " ▁but ▁that ▁" most ▁people ▁coming ▁to ▁us ▁can ▁be ▁helped ▁by ▁it " ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁a version ▁ther apy ▁research ▁happening ▁at ▁BY U . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁L DS ▁psych ologist ▁Robert ▁D . ▁Card ▁presented ▁his ▁research ▁on ▁changing ▁sexual ▁attra ctions ▁on ▁M orm on ▁men ▁and ▁women ▁using ▁shock ▁a version ▁and ▁hyp nos is ▁techniques ▁at ▁the ▁A MC AP ▁conference . ▁The ▁goal ▁of ▁his ▁treatment ▁was ▁elimin ating ▁same - sex ▁sexual ▁behavior ▁and ▁having ▁his ▁clients ▁enter ▁an ▁opposite - sex ▁marriage ▁as ▁was ▁common ▁among ▁the ▁M orm on ▁approach ▁to ▁hom osex ual ▁individuals ▁before ▁the ▁ 8 0 s . ▁Card ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁pro ponent ▁of ▁a version ▁ther apy ▁and ▁held ▁a ▁pat ent ▁on ▁the ▁pen ile ▁ple th ys m ograph ▁for ▁meas uring ▁male ▁sexual ▁ar ous al ▁to ▁determine ▁when ▁to ▁admin ister ▁vom it - ind uc ing ▁dru gs ▁or ▁electric ▁shock s ▁while ▁showing ▁his ▁clients ▁gay ▁por n ography . ▁He ▁had ▁clients ▁referred ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁Ut ah ▁jud ges ▁and ▁b ish ops . ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁– ▁A ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁Hand book ▁was ▁released ▁changing ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 8