A02 systematic desensitisation

Question 1

What are the 2 subtitles

Answer 1

Strengths

Limitations

Question 2

What are the 2 sections for strengths

Answer 2

Appropriateness

Effectiveness

Question 3

Tall about appropriateness

Answer 3

They’re quick and requires less effort from patient compared to other psychotherapies

It’s can also be self administered by using computer simulations

Question 4

Who tested it’s effectiveness

Answer 4

McGrath et al

Question 5

What did McGrath et al do and find

Answer 5

75% of patients with phobias respond to SD

Suggesting SD is very effective

Question 6

What are the 2 sections for the limitations

Answer 6

The problem of symptom substitution

Reduced effectiveness for some phobias

Question 7

Talk about the problem of symptom substitution

Who objected to the claim

Answer 7

SD may appear to resolve a problem but simply elimination or suppressing the symptoms rather than the cause may result in other symptoms appearing

But langevin said there’s no evidence to support such an objection

Question 8

Talk about reduced effectiveness for some phobias

Who came up with this objection?

Answer 8

Ohman et al

SD may not be effective in treating anxieties that have an underlying evolutionary survival component than those that are a result of personal xp

This is cz ancient fears helped our ancestors to survive and so they’re hard to change due to their overall advantage for us.