ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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flooding the individual with their fear while teaching relaxation techniques.
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drawing the object of fear, seeing the object of fear in a safe environment and then being alone with the feared object.
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developing a fear hierarchy, teaching relaxation techniques and extinguishing the conditioned fear response.
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developing a fear hierarchy, teaching relaxation techniques and exposing the participant to their phobia.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Systemic desensitization involves three main steps. First, you’ll learn muscle relaxation techniques. Then, you’ll create a list of your fears, ranking them in terms of intensity. Finally, you’ll begin exposing yourself to what you fear.
Detailed explanation-2: -Systematic desensitization involves exposing phobic individuals to fear-evoking images and thoughts (i.e., imaginal exposure) or to actual phobic stimuli, while pairing the exposure with relaxation (or another response that is incompatible with fear) to decrease the normal fear response.
Detailed explanation-3: -Systematic desensitization, or graduated exposure therapy, is a behavior therapy developed by the psychiatrist Joseph Wolpe. It is used when a phobia or anxiety disorder is maintained by classical conditioning. It shares the same elements of both cognitive-behavioral therapy and applied behavior analysis.
Detailed explanation-4: -Systematic desensitization is most effective in the treatment of anxiety disorders. There are three systematic desensitization steps which include: Identifying a fear, or what is causing their anxiety.