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Agoraphobia, compulsive behaviours and behaviour completion mechanisms.

N McConaghy

    The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry
    |June 1, 1983
    PubMed
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    Agoraphobia and compulsive behaviors may stem from arousal triggered by delayed activities, not inherent drives. Desensitization therapy shows lasting effects for agoraphobia, suggesting it could replace aversive therapy for compulsive behaviors.

    Area of Science:

    • Psychology
    • Behavioral Science
    • Clinical Psychology

    Background:

    • Anxiety is characterized by high arousal.
    • Agoraphobia involves arousal triggered by situations that delay ongoing activities.
    • Specific phobias are distinct from agoraphobia, representing responses to primitive threats.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To differentiate agoraphobia from specific phobias.
    • To propose that behavior completion mechanisms, activated by delays, cause arousal in agoraphobia.
    • To explore the efficacy of desensitization and aversive therapy for anxiety and compulsive behaviors.

    Main Methods:

    • Review of existing evidence on desensitization and aversive therapy.
    • Hypothesizing the role of behavior completion mechanisms in arousal.

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  • Comparing treatment outcomes for agoraphobia and specific phobias.

    • Main Results:

    • Desensitization has a lasting effect on agoraphobia but not specific phobias.
    • Aversive therapy reduces compulsive sexual behaviors without altering sexual orientation.
    • Both therapies appear to reduce arousal generated by behavior completion mechanisms.

    Conclusions:

    • Desensitization may be a viable alternative to aversive therapy for compulsive behaviors.
    • Behavior completion mechanisms are implicated in both agoraphobia and compulsive behaviors.
    • Understanding arousal mechanisms is key to treating these conditions.