What is a phobia?
A phobia is an exaggerated fear of an object or situation
Is a phobia rational?
No a phobia is irrational as the fear of the object is greater than the risk itself
Who developed Systematic Desensitisation and when?
Wolpe 1958
What principle is SD based on?
Classicial conditioning
What is Reciprocal Inhibition?
Two opposing emotions cannot be felt at the same time such as fear and relaxation
What is step 1 of SD?
Learning relaxation techniques
What is step 2 of SD?
Developing an anxiety hierarchy?
What is an Anxiety Hierarchy?
A method where the client has more contact with the phobia
What occurs after the anxiety hierarchy?
The client works their way through their anxiety hierarchy
What is traditionally at the start of the anxiety hierarchy?
Them imagining the phobia
When does the client move on?
Once they are fully relaxed with that stage
What is gradual exposure?
Being slowly exposed to more of their phobia until the phobia is fine
What are the two ways to expose the client to the phobia?
In Vitro and in Vivo
What is in Vitro?
The client imagines exposure to the phobic stimulus
What is in Vivo?
The client is actually exposed to the phobic stimulus?
What is flooding?
A type of exposure where the client directly attacks the phobia with a high intensity
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Behaviourist Approach35
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Biological Approach24
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Psychodynamic Approach49
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Cognitive Approach23
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Positive Approach28
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Systematic Desensitisation16
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Psychosurgery31
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Dream Analysis20
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy33
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Mindfulness37
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Watson and Rayner44
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Raine et al31
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Bowlby34
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Loftus and Palmer27
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Myers and Diener44
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Behaviourist Contemporary debate28
