When Working with a Client Who Has a Fear of Spiders

question 26

Multiple Choice

When working with a client who has a fear of spiders, the helper asks the client to touch a tarantula. This would be an example of__________ exposure.

• A) imaginal
• B) confrontative
• C) in vitro
• D) in vivo

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Definitions:

Neurotransmitter Deactivation

The process by which neurotransmitters are inactivated in the synaptic cleft, stopping their effects on post-synaptic neurons.

Synaptic Cleft

The gap between two neurons at a synapse, through which neurotransmitters are released and travel to bind with receptors on the postsynaptic neuron.

Voltage-activated Calcium Ion Channels

Ion channels in cell membranes that open in response to changes in electrical potential, allowing calcium ions to enter the cell.

Presynaptic Membrane

Axon terminal membrane on the transmitter, or output, side of a synapse.