Behaviour therapy: biofeedback: practice question

A Psychiatry question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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Psychiatry · Behaviour therapy: biofeedback

Sample item

A patient with tension headaches learns to reduce frontalis muscle tension while watching an electromyography display. This technique is

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The answer and the reasoning

B. Biofeedback

Biofeedback uses instruments to give the patient information about physiological activity such as muscle tension, skin temperature or heart rate, so that voluntary control is learned. It is used for tension headache, migraine, hypertension and anxiety. It rests on operant conditioning.

Option by option

  • A. Implosion

    Implosion is imagined exposure to the feared stimulus.

  • B. Biofeedback (correct)

    Correct. Using displayed physiological signals to gain control is biofeedback.

  • C. Aversion therapy

    Aversion therapy pairs behaviour with an unpleasant stimulus.

  • D. Flooding

    Flooding is prolonged exposure to a feared stimulus.

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What is the answer to this Psychiatry question?

The best answer is B, Biofeedback. Biofeedback uses instruments to give the patient information about physiological activity such as muscle tension, skin temperature or heart rate, so that voluntary control is learned.

Why is "Implosion" not the answer?

Implosion is imagined exposure to the feared stimulus.

Why is "Aversion therapy" not the answer?

Aversion therapy pairs behaviour with an unpleasant stimulus.

Why is "Flooding" not the answer?

Flooding is prolonged exposure to a feared stimulus.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Behaviour therapy: biofeedback in Psychiatry. It is used for tension headache, migraine, hypertension and anxiety. It rests on operant conditioning.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Behaviour therapy: biofeedback?

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Is this a real NEET PG question?

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