AO3 of systematic desensitisation

• effective treatment for reducing phobias e.g. success rated are 60 - 90% have been reported for spider phobias. this means systematic desensitisation is useful for patients.
• systematic desensitisation not effective in treating anxieties that underlying evolutionary survival component e.g. fear of heights, compared to when treating phobias initiated by personal experience. this means systematic desensitisation may only be helpful and appropriated for some phobias.