Rendor decided to talk to a psychologist about his fear of rabbits. For years, Rendor has successfully avoided rabbits as a means of handling his phobia, but now he really wants to work at a pet store where they have rabbits. Using systematic desensitization, describe how the psychologist could help Rendor overcome his fear
What will be an ideal response?
ANSWER:
??First, the psychologist would teach Rendor to learn to relax via progressive muscle relaxation. After learning how to relax, Rendor and his psychologist would develop an anxiety hierarchy - a series of stimuli concerning rabbits, arranged from the least fearful to the most fearful. Then, Rendor would begin to progress up the anxiety hierarchy until he was able to reach the most fearful image while employing his newly learned relaxation techniques.
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