Specific Phobia Flashcards
1
Q
What are phobias
A
Intense fears of certain stimuli
2
Q
How do people tend to cope with phobias?
A
They will do their best to avoid them which could lead to agoraphobia
3
Q
How would you describe Specific Phobias using the ABC model?
A
An alarm that goes off too strongly to a stimuli
4
Q
Treatment for phobias
A
EXPOSURE THERAPY - Extremely effective
Start of small then increase
5
Q
What is exposure therapy?
A
therapy that confronts clients with what they fear with the goal of reducing the fear
Ex: Someone afraid of snakes will play with a toy snake
6
Q
What meds to use for phobias
A
There is no evidence that psychopharmacology helps with specific phobias
7
Q
How prevalent are specific phobias
A
Very
10% of the population
