A client with phobic avoidance who first learns total relaxation and then proceeds from imagined exposure to actual exposure of the feared stimulus is participating in what therapeutic procedure?
A) flooding
B) systematic desensitization
C) progressive exposure
D) behavioral conditioning

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Systematic desensitization involves teaching the client relaxation techniques and then gradually exposing them to the feared stimulus, starting with the least frightening scenario and moving towards the most frightening. This method combines relaxation with gradual exposure to manage and reduce phobic reactions.

A Client with Phobic Avoidance Who First Learns Total Relaxation