The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist · 2009 · 10 citations · 26 references
EducationBehavioral SciencesPsychologyBehavioral HealthBehavioral MedicinePsychotherapyBehavior TherapyBehavioral CounselingCognitive Behavioral TherapyPsychotherapy For Anxiety DisordersCognitive Dissonance ReductionExposure HierarchiesExposure TherapyExposure-based Therapy
Abstract Exposure therapy is a widely used and well-evidenced treatment for a variety of avoidance behaviours. This paper offers a modest proposal for an improvement in how it is carried out (‘dynamic hierarchies’). The theoretical and practical context is set out, including some thoughts on the role of appraisals and cognitive dissonance, and some advantages of the method are suggested.
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