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Treatment of Phobias
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- 1Two Key Aspects- Practice Relaxation Techniques
- A stepped approach to getting the person to face their fear - 2Hierarchy of FearsArrange tasks in order of difficulty eventually leading up to facing the object of the phobia
- 3Lang and LazovikAssessed the effectiveness of systematic desensitisation on fear of snakes
Compared a group of people with the phobia that received the treatment with a group of people with the phobia that didn't receive the treatment
Found that desensitisation has both effective long and short term effects - 4FloodingNo gradual build up, no relaxation techniques, the person is exposed repeatedly and intensively to the object of their phobia
Its an exposure therapy where the therapists job is to keep the participant motivated
The initial stages are very unpleasant - 5Underlying principleThe patient has to unlearn the association of the unpleasant feelings and the object
The desired state is for the patient to feel neutral if not positive about the object - 6Evaluation of Desensitisation and FloodingAim to change the behaviour
Based on exposure
The longer the person is exposed to the object the more effective it is
When it doesn't work it often means that they haven't followed the instructions properly
Does not deal with the root cause - 7Evaluation of Desensitisation and FloodingAim to change the behaviour
Based on exposure
The longer the person is exposed to the object the more effective it is
When it doesn't work it often means that they haven't followed the instructions properly
Does not deal with the root cause - 8PsychoanalysisAttempts to find the root cause
Free association and dream analysis allow the therapist to look at the unconscious
Oedipus complex is the most common source
Henchy and Glass - Found the treatment to be effective over 375 cases
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- A-Levels (PSYB2 - Phobias/OCDs) Psychology Fichas sobre Treatment of Phobias, creado por Adam O'Rourke el 01/06/2013.
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