Question

Megan’s daughter Kayla was afraid of dogs. Megan took Kayla to a therapist to help her overcome her fear but was surprised when the therapist brought a dog into the room. At first Kayla was asked to watch from across the room as the therapist showed her how to approach and pet the dog and not grab its tail. Eventually, Kayla was asked to come over and mimic the behavior she had observed. After just a few sessions, Kayla was no longer fearful of dogs. What technique did the therapist use with Kayla?

Answer 1

Answer:

Participant modeling        

Explanation:

Modeling: In psychotherapy, the term modeling is being used as a method in which the patients or clients learns alone in the absence of any verbal direction provided by the therapist through imitation.

Participant Modeling: In psychotherapy, the participant modeling is a technique or method used by the counselor or the therapist to demonstrate the client while learning appropriate or desired behavior through modeling and once the client has learnt the desired behavior then the therapist or the counselor assist him or her in imitating the modeled behavior.

In the question above, the therapist uses the participant modeling technique with Kayla.