Billie Is Using an Anxiety Hierarchy to Help Eliminate Her

question 8

Multiple Choice

Billie is using an anxiety hierarchy to help eliminate her fear of cats.What type of treatment approach is Billie most likely implementing?

• A)systematic desensitization
• B)dismantling
• C)experiential therapy
• D)aversion therapy

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Definitions:

Visual Cortex

The part of the cerebral cortex of the brain that processes visual information.

Photosensitive

Having a sensitivity to light, causing a chemical, physical, or biological response when exposed to it.

Retinal Ganglion Cells

Neurons in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Retinohypothalamic Tract

The retinohypothalamic tract is a pathway in the brain through which photic information travels from the retina to the hypothalamus, involved in the regulation of circadian rhythms.