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

Question

Systematic desensitization is ____

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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