Behavioural therapy- systematic desentitation

this is a behavioural therapy wjhich aims to break the association between an object and fear. it is used to treat phobias

how it works

a patient is treated with desentitation hierachy:

• a patient will first see a small thing like a picture of the phobia
• the patient is taught how to cope by being taught breathing techniques to calm the nerves and to use number scales to…