Geraldo,a Second-Year Undergraduate,is So Fearful of Medical Procedures That He

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Essay

Geraldo,a second-year undergraduate,is so fearful of medical procedures that he has avoided routine dental checkups for over three years. He has recently contacted a psychotherapist for help in overcoming his fear. Describe how a behavior therapist and a psychoanalyst would treat Geraldo's problem.

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Definitions:

Individual Demand Curves

Graphical representations showing the relationship between the price of a good and the quantity demanded by an individual consumer, holding other factors constant.

Public Goods

Goods that are non-excludable and non-rivalrous, meaning they can be used by anyone and one person's use does not reduce its availability to others.

Free-Rider Problem

A situation where individuals consume a public good without contributing to its cost, benefiting from the good without paying for it.

Samuelson's Theory

Refers to economist Paul Samuelson's contributions to economic theory, including insights on public goods, trade, and welfare economics.