EVALUATION OF SD

Question 1

SUPPORT

Answer 1

• general successful
• capafons et al
• 12-15 week treatment of invivo and in vitro

Question 2

AGAINST

Answer 2

• not appropriate for all phobias
• generalised fears such as agrophobia not effective
• seligman suggests humans and animals genetically programmed to learn associations between life threatinng stimuli and fear
• ancient fears
• bregmans study using wooden blocks and bell

Question 3

SYMPTOM SUBSTITUTION

Answer 3

• symptoms may only be the tip of the iceberg
• removing symptoms mean they will emerge somewhere else
• eg projection and psychodynamic little Hans study
• only suppress symptoms

Question 4

ETHICAL

Answer 4

• more ethical than flooding
• each step conducted slowly
• client dictates pace so less anxiety
• can provide valid consent
• mainly used for phobias so clients are healthy enough to understand what the therapy will entail
• can also provide valid consent
• free will