behavioural therapy designed to gradually reduce phobic anxiety through classical conditioning
what is counter-conditioning?
learning a new response
what is the anxiety hierarchy?
list of situations related to phobic stimuli that provokes anxiety and ranked from least to most frightening, put together by client and therapist
what is relaxation?
therapist teaches the client to relax as deeply as possible as it is impossible to be relaxed and afraid at the same time. this might involve breathing exercises
what is exposure?
client exposed to phobicstimulus whilst in a relaxed state. this takes place over several sessions
