chapter 9- Application of a biopsychosocial approach to explain a specific phobia

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biopsychosocial model

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An approach that proposes that health and illness outcomes are determined by the interaction and contribution of biological, psychological and social factors

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Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) dysfunction

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is a Biological Factor contributing to the development of a specific phobia

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Long term potentiation

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Classical conditioning

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operant conditioning

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cognitive bias

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memory bias

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catastrophic thinking

Question 9

stigma around seeking treatment

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modelling

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evidence based interventions

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Psychological treatment whose effectiveness has been supported by the integration of clinical research findings and clinical expertise, examples are cognitive behavioural therapy and systematic desensitisation

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benzodiazepines

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breathing retraining

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cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

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systematic Desensitisation

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Psychoeducation