Psychopathology - Behavioural approach to explaining and treating phobias

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  • Created on: 17-11-19 11:52

1. What is reciprocal inhibition?

  • Preventing a patient avoiding their phobic stimuli so they become tired and no longer have a fear response towards the stimuli
  • The prevention of one emotion using another (relaxation replaces fear)
  • The introduction of a new emotion whilst experiencing an existing one so that that is associated with the phobic stimuli as well (fear and relaxation)
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2. Positive reinforcement is being rewarded for performing a particular behaviour

  • True
  • False

3. Seligman claimed that biological preparedness is also a factor to consider in some phobias such as a phobia of snakes despite never having seen a snake in real life

  • True
  • False

4. Are relaxation techniques taught to the patient before introducing them to their phobic stimuli in systematic desensitisation?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Sometimes, it depends how severe their phobia is

5. What did DiNardo point out?

  • That not all bad experiences, such as being bitten by a dog, lead to a phobia (suggesting there must first be a vulnerability)
  • That avoidance may be due to positive feelings such as safety rather than the avoidance and anxiety reduction
  • That biological preparedness may play a role in attaining a phobia
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