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En gammel teori med nye »biopsykosociale modifikationer«

Abstract

The traditional behavioristic understanding of leamed fearreactions based on Mower's two-factor theory (classical conditioning of fear and operant conditioning of escape/avoidance behaviour) has, particularly conceming the first component, been
severely criticized, not only from psychoanalytic viewpoints, but in recent years also from an increasing number of psychological positions. Instead of discarding the theory, which may at least be credited with some useful applications in behavioral therapy
of phobic anxiety, it has been suggested that the theory may survive given the addition of some important »modifications«. The article presents and discusses a number of proposed biological, psychological, and social-psychological modifications of the
classical conditioning model of fear acquisition.