behavioural treatments of phobias

Question 1

Systematic Desensitisation:

cassical conditioning

Answer 1

• gradually reduce anxiety through counter conditioning:
  phobias learned so stimulus (cs) produces fear (cr)
• cs paired with relaxation to become new cr

Question 2

Systematic Desensitisation:

Formation of anxiety hierarchy

Answer 2

• develop a list of stimuli arranged least for most anxiety-inducing

Question 3

Systematic Desensitisation:

relaxation practiced at each level

Answer 3

• taught relaxation like deep breathing
• go through anxiety hierarchy, exposed in a relaxed state
• successful when person relaxed at top of the hierarchy

Question 4

Flooding:

Immediate exposure to stimuli

Answer 4

• bombarded with stimuli without build up

Question 5

Flooding:

quick learning through extinction

Answer 5

• without the option of avoidance
• learn stimuli is harmless
• exhaustion of fear response

Question 6

Flooding:

ethical safeguard

Answer 6

• not unethical, just unpleasant
• informed consent important
• must be prepared and informed