Systematic Desensitisation Flashcards
1
Q
Who introduced SD
A
Wolpe
2
Q
Aim of SD
A
remove the phobia by eradicating an undesirable behaviour and replacing it with a more desirable one. This is known as counter conditioning
3
Q
What principle does SD work on?
A
reciprocal inhibition
4
Q
Features of SD
A
client and therapist work together to create a hierarchy of fear- each one causing a little more anxiety than the previous one
the subject is relaxed- by drugs or breathing techniques
the patient works through the hierarchy- only move up the hierarchy when you complete the level
5
Q
Reciprocal inhibition
A
2 emotional states cannot coexist
relaxation replaces fear
6
Q
vivo
A
directly experiencing the feared stimuli
7
Q
vitro
A
when the client has to visulise the feared stimulus
