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1
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What is systematic desensitisation designed to do?

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reduce an unwanted response such as anxiety to a stimulus

2
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What does Systematic d involve?

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drawing up a hierarchy of anxiety provoking situations related to the phobic stimulus, teaching the patient to relax and then exposing them to the stimulus

3
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What is flooding?

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a behavioural therapy where the patient is exposed to an extreme form of a phobic stimulus in order to reduce anxiety

4
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How long does flooding take?

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a small number of long therapy sessions

5
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What is essentially learned in systematic desensitisation?

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a new response to the phobic stimulus

6
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What is counter conditioning?

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learning a different response

7
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What is stage 1 of systematic desensitisation?

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-anxiety is established through a list of situations

8
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What is stage 2 of systematic desensitisation?

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-therapist teaches patient relaxation strategies

9
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What is stage 3 of systematic desensitisation?

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-exposure to the phobic stimulus in a relaxed state

10
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What does flooding involve?

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exposure to phobic stimulus but without a gradual build-up