ET (studies) Flashcards
Denny, 1991
avoidance provides instant short-term relief but maintains long term effect of exaggerating perceptions of threat preventing new learning
Abramowitz et al, 2019
Adrenaline is released to increase Heart rate and breathing; this only lasts a limited time and body will return to normal state
Papworth and Marrinan, 2018
if avoid the situation experience the same amount of anxiety every time they are in the situation
3 stages of exposure
michie et al, 2011
Practitioner can guide planning exposure work and helps to problem solve and difficulties using COM-B
A means of increasing capability essential to ensure clear rationale.
Deacon and Abramowitz, 2004; Morton and Price, 2007
-Exposure is effective for a range of anxiety disorders.
Gil et al, 2001
– exposure is effective at reducing social phobia
Silvers et al, 1999
- considerable support for exposure-based therapies in the treatment of youth phobias.
Menzies and Clarke (1993)
demonstrated that specific phobias in children can be effectively treated with exposure in vivo
Muris et al 1998
– Children spider phobia effectively treated in in vivo exposure
Aaronson et al, 2008
o Panic Control Treatment has shown efficacy as an individual CBT
Heldt et al 2006
o Panic Control Treatment has shown efficacy as an group CBT
Choy et al 2007
o Whilst effective, does require clients to tolerate high distress which can create avoidance and high drop out rates
Rachman et al 2008
o Can allow safety behaviours in initial stages, gradually phasing them out
Becker, Zayfert, and Anderson (2004)
many CBT practitioners believe that the aversive nature of exposure therapy will increase drop-out levels
Powers and Emmelkamp, 2008
- Review concluded that virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) was highly effective in treating phobias
