Symptom substitution ao3

• What does the term 'symptom substitution' refer to in behavioral therapies?

  The idea that removing symptoms does not address the underlying cause
• According to the psychodynamic approach, what causes phobias?

  Projection of underlying issues
• What case did Freud (1909) record to illustrate the development of phobias?

  The case of Little Hans
• What was Little Hans' actual problem that led to his phobia of horses?

  An intense envy of his father
• What is the importance of treating the underlying causes of a phobia?

  It prevents the symptoms from resurfacing in another form