Jan has a fear of riding across bridges.In order to get her over her phobia,she is asked to imagine a series of increasingly distressing images involving her riding in a car across increasingly longer bridges,with the most distressing being imagining herself driving across the Lake Pontchartrain Bridge to her cousin's house.This procedure is referred to as

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Desensitization is a type of exposure therapy that aims to reduce anxiety by gradually exposing the individual to the feared stimulus or situation, in a controlled environment. In this case, Jan is being exposed to her fear of riding across bridges through the use of imagined scenarios, which are progressively more challenging. As she becomes more comfortable with each scenario, she is less likely to be anxious when encountering the actual situation. Virtual reality exposure and in-vivo exposure involve actual exposure to the feared stimulus or situation, whereas reciprocal disinhibition exposure involves exposing the individual to a positive model who is not afraid of the same stimulus. Therefore, A) desensitization is the best choice as it accurately describes the procedure being used to help Jan overcome her phobia.

Jan Has a Fear of Riding Across Bridges