AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Ophidiophobia is an anxiety disorder that interferes with your daily life or sense of safety. Treatments such as exposure therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy can be effective in controlling the symptoms of ophidiophobia.

Detailed explanation-2: -In vivo exposure: Directly facing a feared object, situation or activity in real life. For example, someone with a fear of snakes might be instructed to handle a snake, or someone with social anxiety might be instructed to give a speech in front of an audience.

Detailed explanation-3: -Exposure therapy is a kind of behavioral therapy that is typically used to help people living with phobias and anxiety disorders. It involves a person facing what they fear, either imagined or in real life, but under the guidance of a trained therapist in a safe environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -During exposure therapy, a therapist guides you through the process of confronting whatever causes you anxiety. There are three techniques one might experience in exposure therapy: in vivo, imaginal and flooding.