SD

Question 1

COUNTERCONDITIONING

Answer 1

• stages of SD begins with learning relaxation techniques
• aim is to acquire a new stimulus response link eg rather than a fear response a relaxed response
• called counterconditioning as a new association is taught to counter original one (reciprocal inhibition)

Question 2

DESENSITISATION HIERARCHY

Answer 2

• Gradual stages determined at the beginning of the therapy both work out least to most fearful
• 1 patient taught to relax muscles 2 both construct a heirarchy (imagines scenes ) 3 gradually works through hierarchy applying relaxation 4 once mastered one can move onto the next 5 eventually mastered

Question 3

DIFFERENT FORMS OF SD

Answer 3

• early days clients would directly confront fears in vivo by learning to relax around them
• more recent years imagination is used in vitro
• research found invivo more successful Menzis and Clarke