ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS
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Question
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Jonathan is afraid to ask a girl for a date, so this therapist instructs him to relax and simply imagine he is reaching for a telephone and then calling a potential date. The therapist’s technique best illustrates the process of
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free association.
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counter conditioning.
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aversive conditioning.
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systematic desensitization.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Exposure therapy This is a process of gradually exposing you to fear-provoking situations from least scary to most scary. Once you’re equipped to calm yourself when under stress, you and your therapist can build a hierarchy of experiences related to your phobias.
Detailed explanation-2: -Example of systematic desensitization Your therapist might ask you to talk about birds in detail. As you feel more at ease with the topic, they may ask you to look at photos of birds while you focus on breathing deeply or practicing another relaxation technique.
Detailed explanation-3: -Humanistic therapists are likely to teach clients to: take more responsibility for their own feelings and actions.
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