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1.3.2 Systematic Desensitisation Flashcards

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1
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What is systematic desensitisation?

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A behavioural therapy used to treat phobias

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What does the behavioural approach say about behaviour?

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All behaviours have been learnt

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According to classical conditioning when people have a traumatic experience with an object of situation…

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They associate the object or situation with fear and anxiety

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If we learn behaviours what else can we do?

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Unlearn maladaptive behaviours

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Whatever has been learnt…

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Can be relearnt (unlearned)

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What does systematic desensitisation aim to do?

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Extinguish maladaptive behaviours and enable individuals to learn new more adaptive behaviours to replace them

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Which case formed the basis of systematic desensitisation?

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The case of little Peter (1924)

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What did little Peter have a fear of?

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Small furry animals particularly rabbits

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How did they overcome little peters fear?

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Associated rabbits with the unconditioned stimulus food to get the conditioned response of happiness

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How did little peters study link with the principles of classical conditioning?

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Little Peter made an association or rabbits with food and pleasantness

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How did little peters study link positive reinforcement with the principles of operant conditioning?

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Positive reinforcement as Peter was rewarded with food for coping with the rabbit

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How did little peters study link with negative reinforcement in the principles of operant conditioning?

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Removed the unpleasantness (phobia)

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Based on little peters experiment who developed systematic desensitisation? (1950)

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Wolpe

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What did Wolpe do in his experiments to cause a fear?

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He taught cats to be scared of boxes by placing them in the box and giving them electric shocks

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How did Wolpe reverse the fear?

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By using food to bring the cat closer and closer to the box until it had no fear

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What did the success of wolpes experiments in reducing extreme anxiety lead him to suggest…

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A similar process could be used to treat phobic disorders in humans

17
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What do behaviourists say about animal research?

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It can be applied to humans as we both learn in the same way (via conditioning)

18
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What is step 1 of SD?

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Relaxation

19
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What do patients learn in step 1/relaxation?

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Patients are taught relaxation techniques that they are to use when faced with their phobia

20
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What is relaxation (step 1) important?

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A relaxed state is incompatible with anxiety (reciprocal inhibition)

21
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How does step 1 (relaxation) link with the principles of operant conditioning?

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It is negative reinforcement, the relaxation removes the anxiety

22
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What is step 2 of SD?

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Drawing up the hierarchy

23
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What happens in step 2?

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Client and therapist ire together to draw up a hierarchy of anxiety provoking situations (least to most scary)

24
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Give an example of a hierarchy for someone with fear of dogs (step 2):

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Toy dog > photo of real dog > video of real dog > real dog on leash at a distance > real dog close by > not on leash > dog jumps on you

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What are steps 3 and 4?

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3 - desensitisation

4 - achieving relaxation

26
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What happens during step 3 and 4?

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Client faced with situation at the bottom of the hierarchy
Applies relaxation techniques
Achieves relaxation

27
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What happens during step 3/4 when the client achieved relaxation?

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They move to the next anxiety provoking situation in the hierarchy

28
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Step 3 and 4 are done at…

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The clients pace

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What is step 5 of SD?

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Complete treatment

30
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What happens during step 5?

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The client can stay relaxed when confronted with the situation at the top of the hierarchy

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According to the principles of classical conditioning when the client reaches the top of the hierarchy in step 5 what have they experienced?

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Counter conditioning

32
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What happens in counter conditioning give an example?

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New association is made

E.g dogs no longer produce a fear response but instead are associated with relaxation

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