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Question 1

system desentisation

Answer 1

Using classical
conditioning principles, systematic desensitisation aims to reduce and replace the anxiety response to
the stimulus with feelings of calm and relaxation. Firstly, the phobic patient would be taught a relaxation
technique such as a slow breathing technique, then asked to create a sequential hierarchical list of
feared objects/situations relating to their dental phobia that increased their anxiety, such as seeing a
picture of a dentist’s chair increasing the anxiety to the experience of sitting in the chair. The patient
would apply the relaxation technique to each stimulus, starting at the lowest level, and only moving up to
the next level in hierarchy once the specific dental phobic stimulus did not lead to the conditioned
response of fear.

Question 2

gas model

Answer 2

strength: recognises the relationship
between chronic stress and illness
- predictable pattern of physiological responses adn substages and stages
limitaions: s based on research that
was conducted on rats, reducing the
generalisability of the model to the
human population
- only focuses on the biological
aspects of stress. It ignores the importance
of psychological factor, like emotional or psychological

Question 3

lazman and folksman

Answer 3

strengths: allows the consideration of cognitive processes
- Human subjects were used as a source of data during the creation of the model.
limitations: Does not include biological processes
of stress, stages of primary
and secondary appraisal can occur
simultaneously, thus the model may not be reflextive of what actually occurs

Question 4

attkin shiffirin model

Answer 4

strengeth: distinguishes between the different stores involved in memory.
- provides a good understanding
of the structure and process of memory
limitation: y may be considered
to be oversimplified.
*does not account for individual differences in memory
processes, storage duration, and capacity