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BIOMEDICAL OR PSYCHOTHERAPY?

Exposure therapy is a type of psychotherapy because there's no medications used in treatment & it strengthens the patient's cognitive control over their life (goal of psychotherapy).

EXAMPLE

CASE STUDY

An example of exposure therapy is having someone who is afraid of the dark spend small incriments of time in a dark room everyday (real life exposure).

Dr. Edna Foa showcases how prolonged exposure therapy can help treat patients with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the process for how it works.

https://youtu.be/ViOlBfFu9qk

HOW IT WORKS

HOW DOES IT RELATE TO PSYCHOLOGY?

Exposure Therapy is a widely practiced treatment in the field of psychology & requires psychologists to analyze the patient's mind in order to help them overcome their problems.

Exposure Therapy helps people overcome their anxieties by stopping them from avoiding it. It exposes you to fear stimuli in a safe environment so you can get used to the fear/anxiety.

WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT EXPOSURE THERAPY?

I chose exposure therapy to do my project on because I wanted to learn more about how it is effective and what kinds of disorders it works best for.

DISORDERS IT'S USED FOR:

Used for many different anxiety/panic & mood disorders.

EXPOSURE THERAPY

By Jocelyn Stanley

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