Psychology / Unit 12 Psych 1397 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Systematic Desensitization
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The idea
Systematic desensitization treats phobia by pairing relaxation with a graduated hierarchy of feared stimuli.
In practice
A person afraid of flying works from photographs to airports to short flights, relaxed at each step before advancing.
Where people slip
Advancing before the current step is comfortable undermines the method. Pace is part of the treatment.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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