Eloise Is Trying to Avoid Thinking About the Near-Fatal Car

question 66

Essay

Eloise is trying to avoid thinking about the near-fatal car accident that she was in last year. She hasn't been able to drive to that part of the city since the accident. Her therapist has recommended that Eloise participate in exposure treatments, specifically "flooding." Describe what this experience will entail, based on your knowledge of behaviour therapies.

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Definitions:

Motor Memory

The form of memory related to the preservation of motor skills, allowing for the performance of tasks without conscious effort upon repetition.

Sensory Perception

The process of receiving and interpreting sensory information through the five senses: sight, hearing, touch, taste, and smell.

Brainbow

A technique in neuroscience that uses genetic methods to label individual neurons with a multitude of fluorescent proteins, allowing for the visualization of neural circuits in multiple colors.

Neurons

Specialized neurons in the nervous system that communicate by sending electrical and chemical signals.