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To: LTK007 who wrote (212442)	7/25/2009 10:14:57 AM
From: marcher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 306849

think systematic desensitization: en.wikipedia.org Progressive Exposure The second component of systematic desensitization is gradual exposure to the feared objects or situations. Continuing with the snake example, the therapist would begin by asking their patient to develop a fear hierarchy, listing the relative unpleasantness of various types of exposure. For example, seeing a picture of a snake in a newspaper might be rated 5 of 100, while having several live snakes crawling on one’s neck would be the most fearful experience possible. Once the patient had practiced their relaxation technique, the therapist would then present them with the photograph, and help them calm down. They would then present increasingly unpleasant situations: a poster of a snake, a small snake in a box in the other room, a snake in a clear box in view, touching the snake, etc. At each step in the progression, the patient is desensitized to the phobia through the use of the coping technique. They realize that nothing bad happens to them, and the fear gradually extinguishes.

To: LTK007 who wrote (212442)	7/25/2009 11:02:47 AM
From: pheilman_	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Should give some substance to Milgram Matter and correcting the name Zimbrano, to Philip Zimbrado. That would be the Zimbardo Prison Experiment and if you want a chilling look into the pitch black heart of Stanford students go step through this slide show: prisonexp.org Milgram? Pussy. The shocks were fake. Zimbardo experiment, the beatings, sodomy and permanent psychological damage were very real. Read the post-experiment effects. Relevancy to RE crash? Provide the justification and the uniforms and people will do anything. Say, what do realtors/mortgage brokers wear? Scratch that, what does Greenspan wear?