Alex has a needle phobia. He has to get blood work done for his doctor's appointment, but he continues to avoid this due to the needle. He decides to see a therapist to overcome his fear. The therapist decides to immediately dive into treatment by having Alex picture himself in a situation where a needle would be going into his arm and imagine himself touching the needle and looking at the blood coming out. Which of the following techniques would the therapist be using to overcome his phobia? Group of answer choicesModeling Systematic desensitization Flooding All of the above

Which is not one of the 4 main types of treatment used in a client with a specific phobia?DMRSDSUDHRTwhat is the correct answer

He hated getting shots and cringed in anticipation of the moment when the doctor’s syringe would _________ his arm and bring pain.invokeinundatepenetratevacate

Katey has a phobia of driving. She goes to therapy for this and the therapist begins by showing her a picture of a car. They discuss her fears around driving. Once she gets used to seeing the picture of the car she then sits in the car. Eventually she is able to drive around the block, while doing deep breathing exercises. As she slowly gets exposed to this phobia she gets more comfortable with driving. We can assume the therapist is working from which of the following frameworks? Group of answer choicesHumanistic-existential Psychodynamic Sociocultural Cognitive-behavioral

On the advice of her therapist, Thora decides to treat her fear of heights by exposing herself to heights using a hierarchy of stimuli related to her phobia. Which form of therapy is she using?Group of answer choicessystematic desensitizationplay therapyfree associationaversion therapy

Systematic desensitization is a behavioral modification technique that helps individuals overcome anxiety disorders.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse