What is systematic desensitization, and what is its purpose?
What will be an ideal response?
If anxiety is learned, it can be unlearned. Systematic desensitization is guided exposure to anxiety-provoking stimuli, either in real life or one's imagination. The client is confronted with their fear in a gradual way. The client and therapist together make a hierarchy of the client's fear. The client is taught a relaxation technique. Then the client imagines being in (or even participates in) the lowest fear level situation, while relaxing. Once the client can stay at that level and be relaxed, he or she moves to the next level. This pairs an incompatible behavior with anxiety-counter conditioning.
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