In a case of snake phobia discussed in the textbook, a therapist narrates a snake attack with clearly phallic imagery, closing with the client tearing the snake apart bare-handed and eating it in raw chunks, only to have it reproduce in her stomach and gnaw her from within. What technique is this therapist using?
a. assertiveness training
a. assertiveness training
b. implosion
c. negative reinforcement
d. systematic desensitization
e. response cost
Answer: b
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