Spider Phobia

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This paper discusses treating phobias with systematic desensitization techniques. The paper uses the example of a fictitious spider phobia was used to show how the technique works. The paper relates the benefits of the technique and the problems associated with it.

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"Wayne Weiten defines a phobia as, "Irrational fear of specific objects or situations" (Weiten G-7). Phobias can involve the fear of just about anything from various types of animals to water. The good thing about phobias is that they are treatable using any number of techniques. One of the most common and most effective techniques is known as systematic desensitization. Systematic desensitization is a technique that involves reconditioning people. According to Weiten, The treatment assumes that most anxiety responses are acquired through classical conditioning (as discussed in Chapter 14)."

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