Abbas is maintaining a deep state of relaxation as he visualizes looking at a picture of a snake first, then viewing a snake thr
ough a window, then watching a snake from across the room, then observing a snake at arm's length. In this example, Abbas is using _____ to decrease his snake phobia.
This technique is commonly used to treat fear, anxiety and phobias. The person, as in the exercise, is gradually exposed to an anxiety-producing stimulus (in this case a snake) while being in a relaxed state. Systematic desensitization it's the name of said behavioral technique. It's goal is to reduce the cause of fear or anxiety in an object or thing.
