Question

A client comes to the mental health clinic with the complaint of a progressing inability to be in enclosed spaces. the practitioner makes the diagnosis of claustrophobia and prescribes desensitization therapy. the nurse recalls that desensitization therapy is used successfully with clients experiencing phobias because it is focused on:

Answer 1

Gradually working towards bei g able to ve in enclosed spaces. The treatments might begin with such an excersise as being in a crowded room. Then decreasing the size of the room but allowing the same number of people. There are many proven methods to naturally desensatize to the anxiety caused by claustrophobia.