Psychological Treatment of Phobic disorders

Systematic desensitisation and CBT

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1. What did McGrath et al. find?

  • 75% of patients responded well to SD
  • After 12 weeks of SD, aerophobics somatic and psychological effects were reduced during a flight simulation apart from 2 participants
  • There's no evidence to support substitution of symptoms in SD
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2. Which study suggested that there was no evidence of substitution of symptoms

  • Langevin
  • McGrath et al.
  • Ohman et al.
  • Capafons et al.

3. An issue of CBT

  • Unable to treat phobias based on evolutionary survival factors
  • Involves lots of cognitive processes on the part of the patient this may be inappropriate for those with severe learning difficulties or severe phobic disorders, unlike SD which may be more appropriate reducing CBT's population validity
  • SD is more effective in treating phobias

4. What did Keller find?

  • 52% success rate using just CBT and a 85% success rate in using more drug treatment and CBT
  • There's no evidence of substitution of symptoms
  • 75% of patients responded well to SD

5. Who developed REBT?

  • Ohman et al.
  • Ellis
  • McGrath et al.
  • Beck et al.
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