Phobia Treatment and Conditioning Quiz

What is the forgotten emotion of psychiatry?

• Happiness

• Anxiety

• Disgust

• Fear

According to the behaviourist approach, how are phobias learnt?

• Stimulus + negative response = learn to associate happiness with the stimulus

• Stimulus + positive response = learn to associate fear with the stimulus

• Stimulus + neutral response = learn to associate happiness with the stimulus

• Stimulus + negative response = learn to associate fear/disgust with the stimulus

What was the basis of the imagery exposure in the case study?

• The boy's fear of buttons being too small

• The boy's fear of buttons being too colorful

• The boy's fear of buttons smelling unpleasant

• The boy's fear of buttons touching his body

What was the result of the exposure therapy in the case study?

• The boy's ratings of distress increased

• The boy's ratings of distress decreased

• The boy's ratings of disgust increased

• The boy's ratings of disgust remained unchanged

What did the follow-up assessment sessions reveal?

• The boy's fear of buttons had intensified

• The boy no longer met DSM IV criteria for specific phobia of buttons

• The boy reported feeling increased distress about buttons

• The boy refused to wear clear plastic buttons on his school uniform shirt

What does the case study support in terms of phobia treatment?

• Exposure therapies are more effective than imaginal desensitisation

• Disgust does not need to be taken into account when treating phobias

• Imaginal desensitisation is more effective than exposure therapies for phobias involving disgust

• Disgust has no impact on phobia treatment

What was the reliability of the study based on?

• The use of a non-standardised measure for the fear thermometer

• The use of a standardised measure for the fear thermometer

• The use of a non-standardised measure for the fear hierarchy

• The use of a standardised measure for the fear hierarchy

What was the application of the study based on?

• The study supports the idea that in exposure therapies are more effective than imagery exposure therapy

• The study supports the idea that disgust does not need to be taken into account when treating phobias

• The study supports the idea that imagery exposure is more effective than in exposure therapies for phobias involving disgust

• The study supports the idea that disgust has no impact on phobia treatment

What was the ethics of the study based on?

• The study did not have informed consent from the mother and from the boy

• The study caused significant distress to the boy

• The study had informed consent from the mother and from the boy

• The study did not preserve the boy's privacy