Question

Andrew gets nervous when speaking in front of others, so he decides to try to gradually expose himself to speaking situations to help overcome his fear. first, andrew asks his roommate to listen to his speech. then, he asks two or three friends to listen to his speech so that he has a slightly larger audience. finally, he asks a dozen or so people living on the same floor to listen to his speech. which communication apprehension reduction technique is andrew using?

Answer 1

In this case, Andrew was using systematic desensitization, this is a psychological technique of cognitive-behavioral therapy. It consists of exposing oneself to something that causes fear in a systematic way as a means to overcome fear. Andrew faced his fear gradually and so he could overcome it. This technique helps in many different types of phobias.

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