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Iram is afraid of snakes. in an effort to help him overcome his fear, his therapist has him enter a room where there are dozens of snakes (non-poisonous, of course) and has him hold them. iram is not permitted to leave the room until the therapy session is completed. iram's therapist is using

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Iram's therapist is using flooding.
This is a psychological technique where a therapist will expose the patient to something they are extremely afraid of, with the aim to make them not feel fear anymore when faced with that thing. It is also called a (prolonged) exposure therapy, and is used to treat phobias and anxieties.
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