When you go to your therapist in an attempt to overcome your fear of heights,she asks you to lie on a couch and relax while you imagine slowly climbing up the steps of a ladder.By having you progressively relax while imagining a stressful stimulus,she is using

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Systematic desensitization involves gradually exposing a person to a feared stimulus while they are in a state of relaxation, which is exactly what the therapist is doing by having the person imagine climbing a ladder while relaxing.

When You Go to Your Therapist in an Attempt to Overcome