Systematic desensitization

The third technique that I would like to present here is systematic desensitization and how it is useful in behaviour modification. Systematic desensitization falls under the broad category of exposure techniques in behaviour psychotherapy or therapy. Exposure technique involves the person who is a client to come into repeated and prolonged contact with those situations that triggers anxiety and that the person repeatedly avoids. The specific therapeutic procedure in which the principle of exposure

Review of Literature • F. Dudley McGlynn (2010) explored systematic desensitization and results of the study demonstrated that systematic desensitization is a behavior therapy developed by Joseph Wolpe (1915–1997) for fear and anxiety. The therapy begins with an assessment that describes the objects and/or events that elicit fearfulness. • Calos M. Coelho, et al (2009) explored the use of virtual reality in acrophobia research and treatment and the results of the study demonstrated that in particular

In general, a phobia refers to “extreme [and] irrational fear reactions” (Powell, Honey, & Symbaluk, 2013, p. 190). Phobias are developed through a process called classical conditioning. Classical conditioning involves “a process in which one stimulus that does not elicit a certain response is associated with a second stimulus that does; as a result, the first stimulus also comes to elicit a response” (Powell et al., 2013, pp. 109-110). The process of classical conditioning follows the procedure

and cognitive therapy. The first teaches the client how to behave and react in situations that trigger his fear. It works effectively when treating of social phobias and agoraphobias. The most popular kinds are systematic desensitization, flooding and modeling. Systematic desensitization is founded on classical conditioning, aims to learn how to overcome the fear in different situations. It is called also counter conditioning because therapists use an incompatible response (relaxation) with

Systematic desensitization is a venerable behavior therapy for fear and anxiety. Usually it entails remaining deeply relaxed while visualizing a series of increasingly fearsome scenes in which the patient confronts targeted events or situations. There are many theories about how systematic desensitization reduces fear; most “theories” are post hoc claims that systematic desensitization instantiates some other training regimen or process such as respondent extinction, habituation, counterconditioning

Good psychological health is characteristic of a person's ability to complete some key functions and activities, including: learning ability, ability of feel, expression and management of all kinds of positive and negative emotions, the ability to form and maintain good human relations and the ability of deal with and change management and uncertainty. (Mental health foundation) Good psychological health not only is the lack of may diagnose mental health problems, although a good mental health may

Social anxiety disorder is a when an individual suffers from fear of being in social situations. This interferes with their everyday life because they avoid functions like being in social situations, hanging out in large groups, and going out. People with the disorder also fear being embarrassed and judged by others. The thought of being in social situation will also cause distress and anxiety. Social anxiety is a response that is caused by past events or can also be acquired vicariously. Behaviorists

The aim is to eliminate the phobia through incorporating a relaxation technique, while In Vivo Desensitization is classified as an aspect of systematic desensitization whereby the situations causing anxiety to an individual are real rather than imagined. An advantage of systemic desensitization is that is it often successful to a greater extent. However, its disadvantage is that, an individual can be cured with psychoanalysis, and drugs can be

Current diagnostic criteria for SaraBeth’s disorders is better explained by criterion A – D in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and criterion A – E in Anxiety Disorder due to another medical condition. OCD criteria A requires that the individual have the presence of obsession and/or compulsions. SaraBeth reports obsessions of recurrent and persistent thoughts about harm coming to her parents and although she had attempted to ignore these thoughts she continues with performing her compulsions.

"Systematic desensitization is a procedure in which the patient is exposed to the phobic object gradually, so that fear and discomfort are kept to a minimum and extinction is allowed to occur" (Mazur, 2013, p.69). When applying this to a person with an anxiety disorder the individual would need to compose a list of things that are upsetting and cause the anxiety listing them from least upsetting to most upsetting. The next part of the process would be teaching the person relaxation techniques such