Psychology & Sociology · Mr. Pankow: Behavior & Behavior Change

Question

____ is when someone is taught to replace feelings of anxiety with relaxation, usually to aid in phobias

Answer

Systematic desensitization is when someone is taught to replace feelings of anxiety with relaxation, usually to aid in phobias
If Akira has a horrific phobia of spiders, the therapist will teach Akira relaxation techniques (or give Akira a magical feel good drug). Slowly spiders are introduced to Akira. First maybe just a picture, then one in a cage, then one outside of a cage etc... The goal is to get Akira to associate spiders with the drugs or relaxation techniques. Eventually, seeing a spider will cause Akira to relax (in theory).

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