Question

Juan has claustrophobia, so Juan's therapist gradually exposes Juan to smaller and smaller places while Juan relaxes to each step in the hierarchy, beginning with the lowest fear­producing item. Juan's phobia is being treated with_____________.

a. aversive conditioning.
b. confrontation.
c. rational-emotive behavior therapy.
d. systematic desensitization.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Systematic desensitization.

Step-by-step explanation:

In psycho-therapy terms, Systematic desensitization is defined as a therapy from the behavioral which main goal is to remove irrational phobias gradually and fears by inducing a relaxating stimuli where the fear condition should appear using a technique called counter conditioning. In Juan's case his phobia is treated with this therapy because of how he's exposed to smaller and smaller places and in each step he's applying the relaxating stimuli to gradually overcome his fearproducing item.