Question

Madison has a fear of riding across bridges. In order to get her over her phobia, she is asked to imagine a series of increasingly distressing images involving her riding in a car across increasingly longer bridges. The most distressing being imagining herself driving across the Golden Gate Bridge to visit her aunt. This procedure is referred to as___________a. desensitizationb. in-vivo exposurec. virtual reality exposured. reciprocal disinhibition exposure

Answer 1

The answer is A- Desensitization

Step-by-step explanation:

Desensitization is a treatment or process what diminishes emotional response to negative stimulus after repeated exposure to it. Repeated exposure or overexposure to negative stimuli that can induce emotional response such as fear, anxiety or guilt will lead to a decreased emotional response and the individual becomes less likely to feel shock or distress at such scenes.

Madison has a fear for riding across bridges, imagining increased distressing images of riding on the bridge and even riding a car across the bridge in order to help her get over her phobia is an example of Desensitization