PSYCH THERAPIES 2

Which method is used to treat phobias by gradually exposing a person to feared situations combining with relaxation technique?

• Flooding

• Systematic desensitization

• Aversion

• Electroconvulsive therapy

Behavioral therapies are ____________ based while psychoanalysis and humanistic therapies are ____________ based.

• rationale; medically

• medically; action

• action; insight

• insight; action

Aversion therapy is used to reduce undesirable behaviors by associating them with aversive stimuli.

• True

• False

Aversion therapy focuses on addressing the underlying causes of a behavior rather than the behavior itself.

• True

• False

During flooding, the client is exposed to their most feared situation or object immediately.

• True

• False

Flooding gradually exposes clients to their fears over time.

• True

• False

Relaxation techniques are an essential part of systematic desensitization.

• True

• False