Mary Cover Jones
What is Mary Cover Jones known for?
Desensitization
What is Exposure Therapy
behavioral techniques that treat anxiety by exposing people to their fears
What is Aversive Therapy?
A form of psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort
What is exposure therapy?
Treatment involving exposing the patient to the source of their anxiety
What might be an example of an averse state (An unpleasant state) that will be associated with an unwanted behavior.
Nausea
What is Family Therapy?
treating people in context of their family system
What school of psychology pioneered the discovery of exposure therapy?
Behaviorism
What context does Family therapy view unwanted behaviors through?
influenced/ directed at other family members
How long does exposure therapy take to go through?
It takes about 3-4 weeks
What city was Mary Cover Jones born in?
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
What are examples of Exposure Therapy?
-Virtual Reality
-systematic desensitization