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Phobias: Psychopathology - Coggle Diagram

- - - - Phobia of an object
    - - Phobia of a social situation
    - - Phobia of being outside/public place
- - - - S - Quicker than alternatives, therefore cheaper
      - W - Less effective for social phobias and children
      - W - Highly traumatic, raises ethical issues (consent), high attrition rtaes
      - W - Symptom substitution, masks symptoms doesn't tackle underlying issues
    - - How flooding works
      - Extinction - learned response is extinguished (link between avoidance and anxiety reduction broken)
  - - - The anxiety hierarchy:
        
        List of situations related to the phobic stimuli that provokes anxiety
        
        Goes from least to most frightening
      - Relaxation:
        
        Therapist teaches the client to relax (reciprocal inhibition) through imagery, breathing, valium
      - Exposure:
        
        Client exposed to the phobic stimuli while in a relaxed state
        
        Over several sessions, client can move up the hierarchy if they remain relaxed at lower levels