Handbook of exposure therapies /
Exposure Therapy refers to any clinical intervention in which a client directly confronts a source of fear. Since high levels of anxiety can not be maintained indefinitely, repeated exposure leads to decreased anxiety. This type of treatment is effective with phobias, post traumatic stress disorder,...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; Boston :
Elsevier/AP,
©2007.
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Colección: | Educational psychology.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Exposure Therapy refers to any clinical intervention in which a client directly confronts a source of fear. Since high levels of anxiety can not be maintained indefinitely, repeated exposure leads to decreased anxiety. This type of treatment is effective with phobias, post traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive disorders, panic, generalized anxiety, and several other disorders. It's also been found to be effective in helping to treat substance abuse. Although exposure-based treatments have been extensively researched and reported in the literature, there is no single comprehensive tre. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xix, 437 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 0080467814 9780080467818 1280747021 9781280747021 9786610747023 6610747024 |