Therepy- systematic desensitation

Question 1

what is a phobia

Answer 1

an exagerated fear of an object or situation

Question 2

if fear is classed as irational

Answer 2

fear of a thing that ia greater than the risk posed by the thimg itself

Question 3

what was the aim of this study

Answer 3

extinguish an undesirable behaviour (fear) by replicating it with a more desirable one eg relaxation

Question 4

whats learnt

whats the main assumption of the behaviourist approach

Answer 4

all behaviour is learned

Question 5

behaviourist therapies are generalised on priciples of what conditioning

Answer 5

clsssical and operant

Question 6

fill in the gaps
its impossible to feel 2 oposing ………. at the same time. so if we replace …. with ………. we will not be able to feel ….

Answer 6

emotions
fear
relaxation
fear

Question 7

v and v

what are the two ways you can experience fear

Answer 7

vitro
vivo

Question 8

when you are in vivo its a direct ……..
give examples

Answer 8

experience
eg-death, water

Question 9

when you are in vitro you use ………….
give examples

Answer 9

visualisation
eg- ghosts

Question 10

is vitro or vivo more sucessful and why

Answer 10

vivo
has converted more people you yourself are completing the actions
(menzies and clark 1993)

Question 11

what do you do for vitro thereapy

Answer 11

ypu watch other elese doing and being with the feared stimulus
(comer 2002)