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EXPOSITION STIMULUS INTEROCEPTIF [1 record]

Record 1 2006-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

A component of behavioural treatment for panic disorder in which individuals conduct specific exercises designed to induce feared sensations [such as] racing heart, dizziness, breathlessness ... until the sensations are no longer feared.

CONT

... treatment package that included breathing retraining, muscle relaxation, cognitive reframing, and exposure to interoceptive and agoraphobic stimuli (cognitive behavioral treatment) ... The value of internal (interoceptive) cues for exposure is under debate ...

OBS

Typical exercises include hyperventilation, spinning, aerobic exercise, breathing through a straw ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie clinique
  • Comportement humain
DEF

Type de thérapie comportementale adapté au trouble panique, qui consiste à amener le sujet à accomplir des exercices spécialement conçus pour provoquer des effets redoutés (p. ex. palpitations, étourdissements, essoufflement, etc.) jusqu'à ce qui apprivoise ces sensations.

OBS

Parmi [les exercices utilisés], on pourrait citer l'hyperventilation, l'exécution de mouvements giratoires, les exercices d'aérobie, la respiration au moyen d'une paille.

OBS

Pluriel : des stimulus, des stimuli.

OBS

stimulus (pl.) : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2006).

Spanish

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