Question

2. Joan, an animal trainer, has been phobic about monkeys since an earlier attack. However, because of the money, she has agreed to work with monkeys for a movie studio. At first, just going anywhere near cages makes Joan tense, sweaty, and apprehensive. Lately, though, things have changed. Working with such cuddly, affectionate, human-like creatures is causing Joan to wonder why she ever felt such extreme distress. ________________

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Joan was probably experiencing an specific phobia to monkeys.

A specific Phobia according to the Dsm 5, is when a person has an irrational and desproportionate fear towards a particular object or situation. In this case, Joan had a specific phobia toward animals, specifically toward monkeys.

In her case, Joan unknowingly used a therapeutic method called succesive aproximation which is explained as a type of exposure therapy in which the person gets exposed to their anxiety source little by little until they get familiar with it and the fear associated with such object (in this case, monkeys) dissapears.