Systematic Desentisation

Question 1

What is behavioural therapy?

Answer 1

• It aims to change behaviour by changing the associations we make

Question 2

Who developed systematic desentisation?

Answer 2

• Wolpe

Question 3

How long is systematic desentisation?

Answer 3

• Usually 4-6 sessions
• up to 12 for a severe phobia

Question 4

What is in vivo?

Answer 4

• exposure to the real object

Question 5

What is in vitro?

Answer 5

• imaginary exposure to the object

Question 6

What is reciprocal inhibition?

Answer 6

• the fear response is gradually replaced by the relaxed response.

Question 7

What are the 4 stages of SD?

Answer 7

• Functional analysis
• Construction of an anxiety hierarchy
• Relaxation training
• Gradual exposure

Question 8

What is functional analysis?

Answer 8

• careful questioning to discover the nature of the anxiety and possible triggers

Question 9

What is construction of an anxiety analysis?

Answer 9

• client and therapist derive a hierarchy of anxiety provoking situations from least to the most fearful

Question 10

What is relaxation techniques?

Answer 10

• people are taught to relax their muscles, taught to imagine happy scenarios, mediate, anything that would help them to relax.

Question 11

What is gradual exposure?

Answer 11

• The above stages are combined and the therapy begins, working through each stage using relaxation techniques