mental health/phobias

Question 1

system desensitisation

Answer 1

psychological invention
aims to replace an anxiety response with a relaxation response when they encounter a stimulus
1. learning a relaxation technique
2. development of fear hierarchy
3. gradual step by step exposure
4. continuation of this systematic exposure until they dont produce phobic response

Question 2

cognitive bias

Answer 2

predisposition to think abt and process information in a certain way

Question 4

memory bias

Answer 4

types of cognitive bias caused by inaccurate or exggerated memory

Question 5

catastrphic thinking

Answer 5

type of cognitive bias in which a stimulus is predicted to be far worse than it actually is