Systematic Desensitisation

Question 1

+ McGrath et al.

Answer 1

McGrath et al. found that 75% patients improved after systematic desensitisation therapy - suggests the treatment works for most people

Question 2

+ Not time consuming

Answer 2

Systematic desensitisation isn’t hugely time consuming - Patients are less likely to stop or refuse he treatment, validating its use

Question 3

• Evolutionary phobias

Answer 3

Deeply rooted evolutionary phobias, such as a fear of the dark, do not appear to be cured by S.D. - suggests that the treatment may only work for some phobias and not more complex ones, reducing the validity of the treatment

Question 4

• Only certain anxiety disorders

Answer 4

SD can only be used to treat certain anxiety disorders - suggests other treatments are required to treat disorders that can’t be cured through SD, reducing it’s validity as a standalone treatment