PSYC 2300 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Anxiety Disorder, Psych, Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy
14 Dec 2017
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After a relaxation session, the patient goes through a hierarchically designed system, the feared stimulus in question is slowly exposed to the patient. The fear at hand is slowly exposed to the patient, with the goal of alleviating it. The therapist administers the relaxation exercises, and then progressively exposes the patient to the feared concept. Find a good web-based resource for this type of treatment. simplypsycology. org/systematic-desensitation. Self-directed systematic desensitization: a guide for the student, client and. Find a good video demonstrating this treatment in use with someone who has an anxiety disorder. https://www. youtube. com/watch?v=0k17x2fgsvi. The exposure and response prevention therapy allows an individual to be exposed to their stressor while practicing appropriate relaxation/coping skills. By doing this, the individual may experience a change in cognition when confronted with a situation and allow for appropriate behaviors/responses. To teach the relaxation/coping techniques, not engage the person in their fear responses, lead exposure sessions, allow for independence, give follow ups,
