Cards (8)

  • valid consent - point
    an ethical strength of SD is that anyone who decides to go through this process will be of sound mind, and able to provide informed consent
  • valid consent - example
    • clients usually seek help from a therapist for a specific phobia and as such are usually of "healthy mind."
    • therefore, they are able to understand the process of SD and are able to give their valid consent to participate
  • valid consent - explain
    the client is able to withdraw from the therapy at any point during the process, and the introduction of relaxation techniques means clients rarely feel distress
  • valid consent - link
    this reinforces that SD is ethical with regard to consent
  • relationship - point
    SD is more ethical than any other therapeutic approach because of this equitable relationship between the therapist and the client
  • relationship - example
    SD increases the individual's feelings of control, and the role of the therapist is to guide and help the client; however, they do not play the central role in the therapy process, unlike other therapeutic approaches, such as dream analysis
  • relationship - explain
    this means that the therapy puts the client at the heart of it, and they are able to dictate the pace of the therapy and are not coerced in any way
  • relationship - link

    as a result, the risk of dependence on the therapist or attribution of success to the therapist is far lower as the therapist is external to the therapy, and is therefore a more ethical approach to treatment.