Your client suffers with claustrophobia and can't get on the elevator at her place of employment. You help her construct an approach hierarchy to work toward riding the elevator. Your client is trained in relaxation before the approach hierarchy is used. This method is indicative of
A)modeling.
B)systematic desensitization.
C)aversive conditioning.
D)flooding.

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The use of relaxation techniques and the construction of an approach hierarchy are both key components of systematic desensitization, which is a type of exposure therapy used to treat phobias and anxiety disorders. The other answer choices (modeling, aversive conditioning, and flooding) do not involve these specific techniques and are not as appropriate for addressing claustrophobia.

Your Client Suffers with Claustrophobia and Can't Get on the Elevator