behavioural approach in explaining and treating phobias

Question 1

two process model

Answer 1

proposed by Mowrer

explain how phobias are learned
classical condition explains how phobas are initiated and operant conditiong explains how they are maintained

Question 2

classical conditioning: Initiation

Answer 2

phobias initial aquired via association between a neutral stimulus and a unconditioned stimulus

Question 3

operant conditioning-maintenance

Answer 3

phobias can be negatively reinforced
where behaviour is strengthed due to removal o unpleasent consequnece
e.g person with phobia of dogs
may try to avoid the dog by crossing iver teh road
avoidance reduces person axniety making them more likely to repated their behaviour-negatively reinforced

Question 4

adv of behaviourst approach in explaining and treating phobias

Answer 4

treatments-e.g systematic desensitaisaiton
very successful with certain types of phobias
e.g spider phobias or blood injection phobias
correct in prosoing that this is how phobias are acquired in the first place