Groups of exposure on decreasing of conditioned abstinence syndrome in alcohol dependants

Author
Favio Roca Paucarpoma

Source
Revista de Psicologia. Vol. 19 No. 1 (2016): Enero-Julio

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18050/revpsi.v1i19.1269
URL: http://revistas.ucv.edu.pe/index.php/R_PSI/article/view/1269

Abstract
The effect of the live and symbolic exposure technique was studied in 3 groups: 2 experimental (10 subjects in each group) and one control group (10 subjects), with continuous measurements on the physiological and emotional responses of conditioned abstinence syndrome of alcohol dependents.The research design is experimental randomized blocks, with an initial test and respective post test.The procedure for the application of the exposure technique was in two phases: preparation and exposure.The application of the technique managed to decrease the physiological responses and the emotional response (anxiety to consume) of the conditioned abstinence syndrome in the measurement sequences (1, 2 and 3) of each trial and changes in intergroups if they showed highly significant differences (p<0.05) after the presentation of the stimuli.

Keywords
Alcohol dependents, conditioned abstinence syndrome, live exposure and symbolic exposure