P1: Psychopathology

Question 1

behavioural approach to treating phobias

Answer 1

1) wolpe - s.d.
-based on counterconditioning
1. relaxation
2. desensitisation hierachy
3. exposure
in vivo/in vitro
+McGrath - 75% phobic patients responded tp s.d. in vivo more useful.
+ fast
- ohman - not effective at treating innate phobias
2) flooding
- taught to relax then exposed. adrenaline released but then decreases and response link is learned between feared stimulus and relaxation
+ougrin - flooding effective quicker compared to cbt
+ choy et al - flooding more effective but both are effective
- less effective for some types of phobias - social - due to cognitive aspects
- highly traumatic