Description of Cytoprotection. Cytoprotection: protection of a cell against harm or harmful agents by chemicals or biologicals. Cytoprotection: The process by which chemical compounds provide protection to cells against harmful agents.
Systematic Desensitization. Systematic desensitization is a type of behavioral therapy based on the principle of classical conditioning. It was developed by Wolpe during the 1950s. This therapy aims to remove the fear response of a phobia, and substitute a relaxation response to the conditional stimulus gradually using counter conditioning.
Â· In vivo â the client is actually exposed to the phobic stimulus. Example Wolpe (1964) successfully used the method to treat an 18 year old male with a severe handwashing compulsion. The disorder involved a fear of contaminating others with urine. Systematic desensitization is highly effective where the problem is a learned anxiety of specific objects/situations (e.g. phobias). Â· Systematic desensitization is a slow process.