A-LevelPsychologyClinical psychology (abnormality)9990/12 · May/June 2018 · Q34 Marks

Saavedra and Silverman studied a boy with a button phobia.

Describe what happened during the behavioural exposures intervention phase of the therapy.[4]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2018). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

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The mother provided positive reinforcement/he was rewarded for handling buttons;
This was given contingent on the child successfully completing the gradual exposure;
Treatment sessions lasted for 30m with the boy;
Treatment sessions lasted for 20m with the boy and his mother;
During one session he produced a hierarchy of disgust/fear (using a Feelings Thermometer);
He was exposed to this disgust/fear hierarchy/a variety of buttons;
For example, he had to hug his mother who was wearing (plastic) buttons;
His level of disgust/fear was recorded;
At the bottom was large denim jeans buttons/at the top was small plastic buttons.

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Topic: Clinical psychology (abnormality), A-Level Psychology (syllabus 9990). Structured question, 4 marks.
Source: A-Level Psychology, May/June 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 3.

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