Systemstic Desensitisation

Question 1

Name the 5 steps of systematic desensitisation

Answer 1

Step 1
-taught to relax muscles

Step 2
-therapist and patient construct desensitisation hierarchy

Step 3
-works way through this by visualising each anxiety provoking event

Step 4
-meets each scenario while relaxing, once relaxed moved onto next

Step 5
-patient masters feared situations and feels replaced near it

Question 2

What is flooding?

Answer 2

Inescapable exposure to feared stimuli until anxiety falls

Question 3

Why is it thought flooding works to overcome phobia?

Answer 3

Fear response can’t be sustained and will eventually fall until feel calm/relaxed