One difficulty that a therapist might encounter when trying to treat a client with a phobia is _____________, where the fear response to a stimulus that has been extinguished might suddenly reappear if the client encounters the location where the phobia was acquired after a break.
A)secondary recovery
B)spontaneous recovery
C)automatic recovery
D)natural recovery

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Spontaneous recovery refers to the phenomenon where a previously extinguished response (in this case, a fear response) re-emerges after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus. This can occur in therapy for phobias when a client is re-exposed to the context or environment associated with the phobia, even after successful treatment.

One Difficulty That a Therapist Might Encounter When Trying to Treat