ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Cognitive therapy
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Aversion therapy
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Psychoanalysis
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Systematic desensitization
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Eclectic therapy
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Detailed explanation-1: -Exposure therapy: Exposure therapy, sometimes called desensitization, helps you gradually confront your fears. You’re exposed to the idea of snakes over time in a controlled environment. For example, exposure therapy may start with something less scary, like a picture of a cartoon snake.
Detailed explanation-2: -Exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are the most effective treatments. Exposure therapy focuses on changing your response to the object or situation that you fear.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ophidiophobia is a kind of phobia where you have an extreme fear of snakes.
Detailed explanation-4: -Pioneered by Wolpe (1961), systematic desensitization was among the earliest behavioral treatments studies for PTSD. It involves pairing imaginal exposure with relaxation, so that the anxiety elicited by the confrontation with the feared stimuli is inhibited by relaxation.