10 Facts About Exposure therapy

Exposure therapy is a technique in behavior therapy to treat anxiety disorders.

Exposure therapy involves exposing the target patient to the anxiety source or its context without the intention to cause any danger.

Exposure therapy is a preferred method for children who struggle with anxiety.

Exposure therapy is the most successful known treatment for phobias.

Exposure therapy has shown promise in the treatment of co-morbid PTSD and substance abuse.

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Exposure therapy is based on the principle of respondent conditioning often termed Pavlovian extinction.

Flooding therapy exposes the patient to feared stimuli, but it is quite distinct in that flooding starts at the most feared item in a fear hierarchy, while exposure starts at the least fear-inducing.

Use of exposure as a mode of therapy began in the 1950s, at a time when psychodynamic views dominated Western clinical practice and behavioral therapy was first emerging.

Exposure therapy sought consultation with other behavioral psychologists, among them James G Taylor, who worked in the psychology department of the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

Exposure therapy can be investigated in the laboratory using Pavlovian extinction paradigms.