Latoya Is Very Shy and Feels Extremely Anxious When She

question 48

Multiple Choice

Latoya is very shy and feels extremely anxious when she is around new people. She feels a lot of personal distress due to her anxiety. Latoya finds it very difficult to be around other people she has not met before, so she does not make new friends easily. Her condition has also started affecting her professional career. Every time Latoya meets someone for the first time, she experiences tension, apprehension, and nervousness. She is trying to get help to deal with her issues and decides that a combination of therapy and medication is the best treatment for her. Latoya's psychologist is using shaping to help Latoya overcome her social anxiety.
-Which of the following best represents the technique Latoya's psychologist is using to help her overcome her social anxiety

• A) She encourages Latoya to watch and mimic socially adept friends.
• B) She helps Latoya practice social techniques using structured role-play exercises.
• C) She encourages Latoya to gradually handle increasingly more difficult social tasks.
• D) She invites Latoya to a new social setting so she can show her it's not as scary as Latoya thinks.

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