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EXPOSURE-BASED THERAPY [1 record]

Record 1 2009-08-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

A form of behaviour therapy in which individuals are required to confront the object or situation that they fear.

CONT

A total of 28 subjects who received a diagnosis of panic disorder with agoraphobia were randomly assigned to either of 2 treatment conditions: exposure therapy or cognitive restructuring ...

OBS

Typically, exposure is conducted in a structured and predictable manner and is repeated frequently.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Forme de thérapie comportementale qui consiste à contraindre le sujet à affronter l'objet ou la situation qu'il redoute.

CONT

Une méthodologie psychométrique destinée à mesurer et à contrôler les changements intra-psychiques (analyse Discan) est appliquée à des patients en thérapie par exposition pour leur agoraphobie.

OBS

De manière générale, l'exposition se fait dans un cadre structuré; se déroule de manière prévisible et répétitive.

PHR

thérapie d'exposition graduée in vivo.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Psicología clínica
  • Comportamiento humano
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