Barb is seeing a therapist to overcome her fear of flying. The therapist has Barb practice relaxation while imagining progressively greater anxiety situations involved in flying. What procedure is the therapist using to decrease Barb's fear of flying?

a. exposure training
b. contact training
c. in vivo desensitization
d. systematic desensitization


d. systematic desensitization

Psychology

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a. case study b. placebo c. correlational study d. experiment

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a. social c. objective b. isolated d. historical

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Psychology