Question

Jonathan is afraid to ask a girl for a date, so his 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:
A) free association
B) cognitive therapy
C) aversive conditioning.
D) systematic desensitization

Answer 1

Answer:

D) systematic desensitization

Explanation:

Jonathan is afraid to ask a girl for a date, so his 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 SYSTEMATIC DESENSITIZATION