Sobre la desensibilización sistemáticauna técnica superada o renombrada

  1. Laura Vallejo-Slocker 1
  2. Miguel A. Vallejo 2
  1. 1 Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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    Universidad Complutense de Madrid

    Madrid, España

    ROR 02p0gd045

  2. 2 Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
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    Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02msb5n36

Journal:
Acción psicológica

ISSN: 1578-908X

Year of publication: 2016

Issue Title: Infancia y adolescencia: Factores de protección y vulnerabilidad [Childhood & Adolescence. Protective & Vulnerability]

Volume: 13

Issue: 2

Pages: 157-168

Type: Article

DOI: 10.5944/AP.13.2.16539 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This paper constitutes a reflection about the pioneer Systematic Desensitization (SD), which bases seem to have been assumed by more popular procedures. Al­though SD fell into oblivion; its foundations remain as part of new approaches such as the Relational Frame Theory or mindfulness and targets a wide range of disor­ders besides specific phobias. Theoretically speaking and in comparison, with other exposition techniques, SD contributes in a better way to the reduction of anxiety by: relaxation, calibration of the exposures and a long-lasting learning of an alternative response within a varied sti­mulating context that favors generalization process. Mo­reover, SD is better accepted by patients and is a flexible procedure with consolidated bases. These serve as suffi­cient arguments to revalue this technique.

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