Cherise finds out that she is being transferred to an office located on the tenth floor of a building.The problem is that she fears heights so much that she never goes above the third floor in any building.Her therapist teaches her how to relax deeply while imagining looking out over a balcony.As her therapy progresses,Cherise imagines herself on higher and higher floors.This technique is called

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Systematic desensitization is a type of behavioral therapy that involves gradually exposing an individual to a feared stimulus while teaching them relaxation techniques to reduce anxiety. In this case, Cherise's therapist is systematically exposing her to the fear of heights by imagining being on higher and higher floors while teaching her relaxation techniques to manage her anxiety. Aversive conditioning involves associating a negative stimulus with a behavior to decrease the likelihood of that behavior. Flooding involves exposing an individual to a high level of the feared stimulus all at once, which can be overwhelming and potentially traumatic. Classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a response until the neutral stimulus can elicit the response on its own. None of these options fit Cherise's situation as well as systematic desensitization.

Cherise Finds Out That She Is Being Transferred to an Office