Serena has been diagnosed with a severe phobia of clowns. Her therapist initially recommended flooding, but Serena found the immediate, intense exposure too overwhelming and withdrew from the first session. Her therapist has decided to suggest an alternative behavioural treatment for her phobia.
Describe one treatment, other than flooding, that the therapist could use with Serena.
205 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Psychology Content, covering Main features of classical conditioning, Pavlov (1927) salivation in dogs, Main features of operant conditioning, Properties of reinforcement, Behaviour modification and shaping, Main features of social learning theory, Social learning stages, Bandura (1961, 1963) Bobo doll experiments, Bandura (1965) vicarious reinforcement, Learning theories and phobias, Treatments for phobias, Individual differences, and Developmental psychology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.