exposure

Question 1

Exposure is used to…

Answer 1

a. challenge irrational cognitions\
b. learn how to manage the feelings
get used to the anxiety that is experienced - habituation

Question 2

Yerkes & Dodson 1908

Answer 2

when arousal is too high the person cannot attend to the situation and therefore learning the environment is safe does not occur

• thus the arousal should be enough to trigger anxiety but little enough to ensure the person can remain present and learn about the situation and their response

Question 3

What stage must a client be in to habituate?

Answer 3

Optimal arousal

Question 4

Graded exposure is…

Answer 4

client experiencing bearable levels of anxiety which the person systematically habituates to enhance their ability to cope.
Anxiety should decrease by half and then move up the hierarchy (Richards & Whyte, 2009) using SUDs

Question 5

Hierachy

Answer 5

Richards & Whyte, 2009

Question 6

SUDs

Answer 6

Subjective Units of Distress usually 0-10

• measure them at different points throughout the process, quantifies the experience allowing for half the anxiety to decrease- hopefully before the exposure ends

Question 7

Prolonged exposure

Answer 7

think safety behaviours and adrenaline exhaustion