Jacob Is Attempting to Control His Overeating Through a Technique

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Jacob is attempting to control his overeating through a technique in which he will write down several disgusting scenes on index cards that would make him uncomfortable enough not to overeat.For example, on one card, he writes that the chocolate cake smells like manure.He will then picture these disgusting scenes several times a day to control his overeating.This technique is called

• A) thought stopping.
• B) avoidance therapy.
• C) imagery rehearsal.
• D) covert sensitization.

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