A Patient Arrives in Your Office with a Severe Fear

question 17

Multiple Choice

A patient arrives in your office with a severe fear of spiders. You treat this patient by gradually introducing her to snake images, snake toys, and eventually live snakes in order to show her that nothing bad happened in the presence of these objects. You are using the therapeutic technique called

• A)Cognitive therapy
• B)Systematic desensitization
• C)Operant conditioning
• D)Multidimensional therapy

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Definitions:

Cultural

Pertaining to the customs, beliefs, arts, and collective identity and behavior of a society or community.

Sexual Orientation

An individual's pattern of emotional, romantic, or sexual attraction to others.

Independent Thinking

The ability to form opinions and make decisions based on one's own beliefs, knowledge, and judgment, rather than relying on external guidance or influences.

Mental Processes

The hidden, internal processes of our mind such as thought, emotion, and memory.