Treating phobias: Lesson 27 Flashcards
1
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What are the 3 types of phobia treatments?
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- vivo
- in vitro
- VR
2
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What is in vitro?
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- Therapist office
- Patient imagines being exposed to phobia
3
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What is in vivo?
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- Tests, experiments or procedure on a person animal or plant
- Real life exposure
4
Q
What is VR?
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- Patient in virtual world with phobia
5
Q
Apply a behavioural theory to patients with phobias
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- Little Albert
6
Q
Who developed the systematic desensitisation technique?
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-Joseph Wolpe 1958
7
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What is Wolpes technique for systematic desensitisation?
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- patient imagines themselves in stressful situation using relaxation techniques
- once stress is manageable, method can be used in real life
- goal is to become gradually desensitised
8
Q
What are positives of systematic desensitisation?
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- patient is in control so it’s empowering
- it works: Lang et al used it with college students with snake phobia. After 11 sessions fear rating fell and was consistent 6 months later
9
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What are negatives of systematic desensitisation?
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- practical issues: time consuming
10
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What is flooding?
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- Overwhelming individual sense with phobia, so person realises no harm will occur
- Exposed repeatedly and intensively
11
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How does flooding work?
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- stops phobic response quickly
- no option for avoidance so patient learns stimulus is harmless
- learned response extinguished when conditioned stimulus is encountered without unconditioned
12
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What are positives of flooding?
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- cost effective: treatment is quick so cheaper
13
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What are negatives of flooding?
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- less effective for some phobias: less effective for social phobias as there is cognitive aspect
- traumatic for patient: high level of fear
14
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What are similarities of systematic desensitisation and flooding?
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- both exposure therapies
- goal is to eliminate fear response
- based on learning principle mainly classical conditioning
15
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What are differences of systematic desensitisation and flooding?
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- SD is gradual, flooding is immediate
- flooding doesn’t have relaxation technique
- flooding more distressing
- SD has lower relapse risk
16
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What is aversion therapy?
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Pairing unwanted behaviour with discomfort
17
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What are the negatives of aversion therapy?
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- ethics: physical harm (vomiting) & loss of dignity
- drugs are expensive
- traumatic for patients
- less effective in real life
