Julie has a fear of riding in elevators. She is seeing a therapist who asks her to construct a hierarchy of her fears related to riding in elevators. In addition, her therapist is teaching her to relax while imagining each fear in the hierarchy. Julie's therapist is using ________.

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The therapist is asking Julie to construct a hierarchy of her fears and teaching her to relax while imagining each fear in the hierarchy, which are the techniques used in systematic desensitization, a type of exposure therapy commonly used for phobias. Person-centered therapy, rational emotive therapy, and cognitive consistency therapy do not involve exposure hierarchy or relaxation techniques for phobia treatment.

Julie Has a Fear of Riding in Elevators