A client experiences panic attacks when confronted with riding in elevators. The therapist is teaching the client ways to relax while incrementally exposing the client to getting on an elevator. This technique is called

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One behavioral therapy often used to treat phobias is systematic (serial) desensitization, in which the therapist progressively exposes the client to the threatening object in a safe setting until the client's anxiety decreases. Flooding is a form of rapid desensitization in which a behavioral therapist confronts the client with the phobic object (either a picture or the actual object) until it no longer produces anxiety. Cognitive restructuring involves challenging the client's irrational beliefs. Exposure therapy is similar to flooding.

A Client Experiences Panic Attacks When Confronted with Riding in Elevators