Veronica is deathly afraid of pink highlighters. To overcome her highlighter phobia, Veronica saw a therapist who helped her apply progressive relaxation techniques so that she could countercondition her fear into a relaxation response. This technique, which is highly effective in the treatment of phobias, is called

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Systematic desensitization is a therapeutic technique used to help individuals overcome phobias by gradually exposing them to the feared object or situation while teaching them relaxation techniques to counteract the fear response.

Veronica Is Deathly Afraid of Pink Highlighters