The goal of exposure therapies is to expose a phobic person to the feared stimulus (CS) without the _____________, so that the process of ___________ can occur.

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The goal of exposure therapies is to expose individuals to the feared stimulus (the conditioned stimulus or CS) without the unconditioned stimulus (UCS), allowing the conditioned response (CR) to gradually diminish through the process of extinction.

The Goal of Exposure Therapies Is to Expose a Phobic