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Systematic Desensitisation
Eval of Systematic Desensitisation
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Effectiveness
of Systematic Desensitization (SD) for the treatment of phobias
Research shows it is
effective
in the treatment of specific phobias
75
% of clients with phobias responded to
SD
Key to success is actual
contact
with the feared stimulus (in
vivo
exposure is more successful than in vitro)
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Systematic
Desensitization
May be more to do with exposure to the feared situation than relaxation
Expectation of being able to
cope
with the
feared
stimulus is most important
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The exact reason why
systematic desensitization
is effective remains unclear
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Appropriateness
of Systematic Desensitization as a treatment for phobias
Patients seem to prefer it to
flooding
because it is less
traumatic
due to the more gentle step by step approach
Low
refusal
rates and low attrition rates suggest it is an appropriate treatment for many clients with
phobias
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Systematic
Desensitization (and other behavioural therapies)
Focuses only on symptoms and ignores the causes of
abnormal
behaviour (according to the psychodynamic model)
Can lead to symptom
substitution
where the problem shows itself in another way through
different
symptoms
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Behaviourists
reject the criticism of
symptom substitution
and claim we need not look beyond the behavioural symptoms as the symptoms are the disorder
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