Method of factors
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The Method of Factors is a technique in cognitive behavioral therapy to organise a session of exposure therapy. Rather than generating a list of objects or situations in advance (a static hierarchy) representing escalating levels of arousal and intensity of fear for a particular phobia, the Method of Factors involves identifying a fear-provoking stimulus, then identifying those features of the stimulus that control the intensity of fear. The hierarchy then emerges in the course of the exposure session as the patient seeks to maintain a moderately high arousal. Because of this emergent nature, it is referred to as a Dynamic Hierarchy
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Brady A, Raines D (2010) Dynamic hierarchies: a control system paradigm for exposure therapy. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). The Cognitive Behaviour Therapist, 2, 51-62
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