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Julian Seeks Professional Help for His Fear of Spiders

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Julian seeks professional help for his fear of spiders. In stages, his therapist shows him pictures, movies, and models of spiders; then a real dead spider, a small live spider in a jar, several live spiders in a jar, and finally a live spider loose in the room. At each stage, he made sure that Julian was fully relaxed. This therapist is most likely a ________ therapist.


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Citric Acid Cycle

A key metabolic pathway that takes place in the mitochondria, involving the oxidation of acetyl-CoA to carbon dioxide and ATP production, also known as the Krebs cycle.

Glucose

A basic form of sugar that serves as a crucial energy source for living beings and is a constituent of numerous carbohydrates.

The Citric Acid Cycle

A series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release stored energy through the oxidation of acetyl-CoA derived from carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into carbon dioxide and chemical energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP).

Fatty Acids

Organic compounds that are the building blocks of fats in the human body and are used for energy storage and cell structure.

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