Describe the process of exposure therapy. What psychological problem is it usually used to treat? Include key elements or techniques used in this type of therapy.
What will be an ideal response?
Exposure therapy is commonly used to treat phobias. The therapist and patient together create an anxiety hierarchy, a list of feared stimuli related to the phobic object or situation. These stimuli are typically rated by the patient on a scale from 0 to 100 in terms of the amount of subjective distress each produces. The stimuli are ranked in ascending order and may be imaginal or in vivo. The patient is exposed to the stimulus at the lowest level of the hierarchy and continues to progress up the hierarchy, repeating each exposure as necessary until only a low level of anxiety results from the exposure.
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a. client-centered therapy. b. rational emotive therapy. c. psychodynamic therapy. d. existential therapy.
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a. –0.50 c. +2.00 b. –2.00 d. –12.00
Giving a personality test to people at a party would be considered
a. efficient. b. unethical. c. challenging. d. inefficient.
_________ refers to the concepts of femininity and masculinity that are defined by one's culture
a. Gender c. Identity b. Sex d. Prejudice