A study comparing the effectiveness of two forms of treatment for panic disorder with agoraphobia (Craske et al., 1997) found that
a. interoceptive exposure resulted in a better outcome than breathing retraining.
b. breathing retraining resulted in better outcome than interoceptive exposure.
c. interoceptive exposure and breathing retraining were associated with similar outcomes.
d. interoceptive exposure and breathing retraining were associated with similar outcomes at post-treatment, but interoceptive exposure was superior at follow-up.
Question 2
Interoceptive cues
a. are internal physiological stimuli such as rapid breathing and dizziness.
b. are particularly important in specific phobias since the symptoms of this disorder usually come out of the blue.
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above