Treatment of phobias

• Systematic Desensitisation

  
  

  1. Relaxation

  • visualisation
  • square breathing

  2. Create a fear hierarchy

  3. Exposure

  
  

  Strength- quick and effective for 75% of the patients with specific phobia

  
  

  Weakness- only effective with certain types of phobias not very well with social phobias
• Social Skills Training

  Skills focused on :

  • Appropriate speech volume
  • Expressing opinion
  • self-confidence
  • awareness
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

  Focuses on the present and rational discussion

  CBT

  Can be used alongside flooding, systematic desensitisation, and social skills training