Behavioural theories of anxiety and depression L8

Question 1

CBT=

Answer 1

cognitive behavioural therapy

Question 2

what does CBT aim to reduce/ stop

Answer 2

1. Avoiding fear provoking situations
2. Saftey behaviours
3. Gp checking

Question 3

SSRI for anxiety

Answer 3

citalopram

Question 4

benzodiazepine anxiety

Answer 4

Diazepam

Question 5

what part of the brain is involved in learning and experiencing fear

Answer 5

Amygdala

Question 6

associative learning=

Answer 6

learning certain events go together

Question 7

vicarious learning

Answer 7

learning by direct observation (modelling)

Question 8

Factual transmission=

Answer 8

being told

Question 9

complex learning

Answer 9

e.g social, emotional intelligence

Question 10

two main type of associative learning

Answer 10

Classical and operant conditioning

Question 11

what is classical conditioning

Answer 11

learning process where previously neutral stimulus become associated with another stimulus, by repeated pairing

Question 12

e.g of Classical conditioning

Answer 12

Pavlovs dog

Question 13

origin of phobias=

Answer 13

classical conditioning

Question 14

e.g of neoclassical

Answer 14

Taste aversion (food poisoning)

Question 15

operant conditioning defintion

Answer 15

The alteration of behaviour by reward or punishment (response predicts event)

Question 16

4 types of operant conditioning

Answer 16

Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement
Punishment
Extinction

Question 17

Both negative and positive punishment

Answer 17

increased the behaviour

Question 18

both punishment and extinction

Answer 18

decreased the behaviour

Question 19

in which operant conditionings is the stimulus given

Answer 19

positive reinforcement

punishment

Question 20

in which operant conditioning is the stimulus withheld

Answer 20

negative reinforcement

extinction

Question 21

what is law of effect

Answer 21

successful behaviour will be repeated

Question 22

what must reinforces be

Answer 22

immediate/ linked with act

Question 23

2 types of positive reinforcement

Answer 23

Continous reinforcement

Partial reinforcement

Question 24

what is more successful positive reinforcement

Answer 24

partial

Question 25

2 ways to encourage complex behaviour

Answer 25

shaping

chaining

Question 26

what is shaping

Answer 26

rewarding behaviours which increasingly approximate to desired more complex behaviour

Question 27

chaining=

Answer 27

breaking down complex behaviour into a series of simple acts each reinforces the next

Question 28

what is a phobia

Answer 28

a marked persistent fear

Question 29

agoraphobia=

Answer 29

public places

Question 30

social phobia

Answer 30

speaking, performing

Question 31

specific phobia

Answer 31

animals, heights, needles

Question 32

what maintains a phobia

Answer 32

negative reinforcement (via avoidance behaviour)

Question 33

phobia treatment=

Answer 33

graded exposure

SMART targets

Question 34

SMART=

Answer 34

specific
measurable
achievable 
realistic
Timed

Question 35

punishment=

Answer 35

presentation of an unpleasant stimulus after an undesired behaviour occurs

Question 36

negative reinforcement

Answer 36

removal of an adverse stimulus after a desired behaviour occurs

Question 37

extinction=

Answer 37

a decrease in behaviour by withholding a previous reward

Question 38

cognitive=

Answer 38

challenge unhelpful and extreme ways of thinking

Question 39

behavioural=

Answer 39

behavioural activations, including activity scheduling+ goal setting

Question 40

Therapy=

Answer 40

a talking treatment

Question 41

4 uses of an activity diary

Answer 41

baseline measure
Regain sense of control
rate pleasure and achievements
sets goals