Behavioural Treatment for phobias

• What is the focus of the study material?

  Behavioural treatments of phobias
• What are the three characteristics of phobias mentioned?

  Behavioural, emotional, and cognitive characteristics
• What model explains the behavioural approach to phobias?

  The two-process model
• What are the two types of conditioning involved in the two-process model?

  Classical and operant conditioning
• What is systematic desensitisation?

  A method for treating phobias gradually
• What is the first step in systematic desensitisation?

  Create an anxiety hierarchy
• What relaxation techniques can be learned in systematic desensitisation?

  Progressive muscle relaxation or breathing techniques
• What does counterconditioning aim to achieve?

  Create a new positive association
• How would a therapist use systematic desensitisation for Hamish's phobia of heights?

  • Teach relaxation techniques
  • Create an anxiety hierarchy
  • Gradually work through the hierarchy
  • Ensure Hamish is calm before moving up
• What is flooding in the context of phobia treatment?

  Exposure to feared stimulus without hierarchy
• What is the goal of flooding treatment?

  To break the negative association
• Who treated a girl with a phobia of cars using flooding?

  Wolpe
• What did Nesbitt (1973) find about flooding treatment?

  It was successful at a 6-month follow-up
• What is a limitation of flooding treatment according to De Moor (1970)?

  Higher relapse rate than systematic desensitisation
• Why is flooding considered unethical by some?

  It is an unpleasant experience for the patient
• What is a strength of flooding treatment?

  It is cost-effective with one session
• How might a therapist use systematic desensitisation for Mia's phobia of eating in public?

  • Teach relaxation techniques (e.g., deep breathing)
  • Create an anxiety hierarchy (e.g., least to most feared situations)
  • Gradually work up the hierarchy using relaxation
  • Move up only when calm at each stage
• What are the key terms related to systematic desensitisation?

  • Systematic Desensitisation: Gradual exposure with relaxation
  • Relaxation Techniques: Methods to reduce tension
  • Anxiety Hierarchy: Ranked list of feared situations
  • Counterconditioning: New response to feared stimulus
  • Flooding: Full exposure to feared stimulus
  • Extinction: Decrease of conditioned response
• What is the purpose of the Post Lesson Activities mentioned?

  To consolidate and extend understanding
• What is the link provided for further reading about flooding?

  https://www.psychologywizard.net/flooding.html#