A Client Reports,"My Friend Panicked at the Site of Spiders

question 12

Multiple Choice

A client reports,"My friend panicked at the site of spiders.Her therapist used gradual exposure to spiders that initially made her increasingly more anxious." Which technique was the friend's therapist most likely using?

• A) Extinction
• B) Covert sensitization
• C) Systematic desensitization
• D) Reciprocal inhibition

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Definitions:

PAN

Personal Area Network, a network for the interconnection of personal computing devices within the range of an individual, typically within a range of 10 meters.

LAN

Stands for Local Area Network, a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, or office building, facilitating communication and resource sharing.

WAN

An acronym for Wide Area Network, it's a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area for the purpose of computer networking.

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network, a network that spans a city or campus, providing connectivity to a large number of computers in a large geographical area.