Instead of Working on Approaching a Feared Situation Like Flying

question 37

Multiple Choice

Instead of working on approaching a feared situation like flying, a client observes another individual getting on the plane, taking off, and arriving safely at the destination. This method for overcoming fear responses is called

• A)imitating.
• B)desensitizing.
• C)modeling.
• D)flooding.

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Definitions:

Auditory

Relating to the sense of hearing or the sound-processing system of the body.

Template Matching

A technique in pattern recognition where a predefined template or model is compared to potential matches in order to identify objects or patterns.

Prototype Matching

A cognitive process of comparing a stimulus with a mental representation of the best example of a particular category.

Stencil

A sheet of material with a design cut out of it, used to produce the design on an underlying surface by applying ink or paint through the cut-out areas.