Phobias and Desensitization Therapy
Phobias and Desensitization Therapy – Due
May 12, 2020 11:55 PM
Sp20 PSYC 1150-71 General Psychology: Every Other Saturday
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Choose a particular phobia (listed in your textbook or lecture notes) and complete a possible fear hierarchy containing 5 step program for desensitization. You may not use the phobia in the example below. Post your fear hierarchy table and write one paragraph explaining how you would encourage a client to work through each step. Earn up to 5 points by responding thoughtfully to two peer posts.
***Hint: you may need to revisit the Psych Therapies lecture and section in your textbook***
Example
Phobia: Arachnophobia
| Situation | Fear Level (1-100) | Desensitization Strategy |
| Spiders crawling on me | 100 | Practice deep breathing and heart rate control while wearing a heart rate monitor (Biofeedback Desensitization). Must maintain each activity for approximately 5 minutes. If unable to perform activity for the allotted time, repeat activity until goal time is achieved. If any step becomes overwhelming, return to previous step and practice several times before moving to the next step. |
| Touch a live spider on table with a pencil | 90 | |
| Live spider on a table, no jar | 70 | |
| Be in the same room as a live spider in a jar | 50 | |
| Look at a picture of spider on phone | 30 |
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