Jonathan Is Afraid to Ask a Girl for a Date

question 64

Multiple Choice

Jonathan is afraid to ask a girl for a date, so his therapist instructs him to relax and simply imagine he is reaching for his cell phone and then calling a potential date. The therapist's technique best illustrates the process of

• A) interpersonal therapy.
• B) free association.
• C) cognitive therapy.
• D) systematic desensitization.

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Definitions:

Erotomanic Delusions

Delusional beliefs held by some individuals that they are loved by and in a relationship with a person on whom they focus their attention (for example, a celebrity), a person with whom they have no relationship.

Stalkers

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Delusions of Grandeur

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Schizophrenia Prevalence

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