When You Go to Your Therapist in an Attempt to Overcome

question 63

Multiple Choice

When you go to your therapist in an attempt to overcome your fear of heights,she asks you to lie on a couch and relax while you imagine slowly climbing up the steps of a ladder.By having you progressively relax while imagining a stressful stimulus,she is using

• A) flooding.
• B) modeling.
• C) cognitive restructuring.
• D) systematic desensitization.

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