Behavioral Phobias

Question 1

Strength of treatment for phobias

Answer 1

Gilroy et al 42 patients w 45 min SD sessions and included an colntrol group relaxation without exposure SD patients produced a less feared response EFFECTIVE TREATMENT AND LONG LASTING

Question 2

ANOTHER strength of flooding as a effective treatment

Answer 2

More time efficient and appropriate
O grin compared behavioral therapy with cog therapy cog therapy requires homework diary whereas behavior al requires less conscious effort by patient PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN TREATMENT and therefore they are more focused on treatment.this leads to lower dropout rates AS MORE LIKELY TO CONTINUE

Question 3

Weakness of treatment

Answer 3

It’s very traumatic for the patient for example flooding requires patient to give up the consent to the right withdraw intense emotions can lead to PHYSCIAL SYMPTOMS fainting etc this can throw them off treatment and they leave midway which is a waste of time and money and leaves incomplete treatment.however when compared to SD CONTROL OVER THERAPYheirachy more personal control which makes it ethical

THEREFOERE NOTSUITABLE TREATMENT FOR ALL SO MAKES LESS CREDIBLE

Question 4

Explanation depression strength

Answer 4

Kosher students attention task +- and neural verbs longer time attending to negative verbs than non depressed supports cog bias where focus more on the negative aspects rather than the + aspects

Question 5

Another strength cog explanation

Answer 5

Practical application on how cog bias and negative schema can be applied to treatments such as CBT which work on this THESE THEORIES ABLE TO TARGET FAULTY COG PROCESS which is main aspect of CBT becks support principles of CBT which supports theories of cog processes