An exhibitionist being asked to expose himself in front of an audience belongs to which therapy?
A) systematic desensitization
B) shame aversion
C) satiation
D) aversion

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Shame aversion therapy attempts to create negative associations with the behavior in question by inducing feelings of shame and disgust. In this scenario, asking the exhibitionist to expose himself in front of an audience would likely create such negative associations and discourage the behavior. Systematic desensitization involves gradually exposing a person to feared stimuli in a controlled environment, while satiation involves overexposure to a pleasurable stimulus, neither of which would be appropriate in this case. Aversion therapy involves pairing a negative stimulus with the undesirable behavior, but in this scenario, the exhibitionist is already experiencing pleasure from the behavior and may not be deterred by the negative stimulus alone.

An Exhibitionist Being Asked to Expose Himself in Front of an Audience