the technique used by behavior therapists in dealing with a client’s anxiety is systematic desensitization.
Systematic desensitization, or graded exposure therapy, is a behavioral therapy developed by psychiatrist Joseph Wolpe. Used when a phobia or anxiety disorder is perpetuated by classical conditioning. It shares the same elements of both cognitive-behavioral therapy and applied behavioral analysis. [needs explanation] When used in applied behavioral analysis, it is based on fundamental behaviorism as it incorporates the principle of counterconditioning. These include meditation (private behavior or covert conditioning) and breathing (public behavior or overt conditioning). From a cognitive psychology perspective, we use cognitive restructuring first because cognition and emotion precede action.
The goal of treatment is for individuals to learn to manage and overcome anxiety at each level of the exposure hierarchy. The systematic desensitization process occurs in three steps. The first step is to identify your fear hierarchy. The second step is to learn relaxation or coping. Finally, individuals use these techniques to manage anxiety in hierarchical situations. The third step is repeated for each hierarchy level, starting with the scariest situation.
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