Marlowe and Reilly are newlyweds. They see a therapist because Marlowe is afraid of sexual intercourse. The therapist asks Marlowe exactly which acts make her anxious, constructs a hierarchy of those threatening acts, teaches her to relax, and asks her to imagine each threatening scene in the hierarchy and use the relaxation technique to reduce her anxiety as she imagines each scene from the bottom to the top of her hierarchy. What technique is the therapist using?
A. systematic desensitization
B. behavioral contracting
C. free association
D. positive regard
Answer: A
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