A patient whose new job requires travel to Europe requests the nurse's assistance with fear of flying. What treatment method might the nurse select as likely to be the most effective?
1. Psychoanalysis
2. Aversion therapy
3. Cognitive therapy
4. Systematic desensitization
Answer: 4
Explanation: Systematic desensitization, involving exposure to the feared activity along with an anxiety reducing technique, is a standard treatment for fear of flying. Psychoanalysis explores psychodynamic patterns whose roots are in childhood experiences. Aversion therapy is not a standard treatment for phobias. Cognitive therapy involves addressing negative assumptions.
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