Sheila suffers with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Her therapist has just placed his hands into dirt and is now encouraging Sheila to do likewise. Sheila's therapist is using

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Sheila's therapist is using participant modeling, where the therapist models the desired behavior (putting hands in dirt) and encourages the patient (Sheila) to imitate the behavior. This is a form of exposure therapy, where the patient is gradually exposed to the anxiety-provoking stimulus (in this case, dirt) to reduce their anxiety and compulsive behaviors. Live modeling involves observing someone else perform the behavior, symbolic exposure involves imagining the anxiety-provoking stimulus, symbolic modeling involves observing someone else perform the behavior through media (e.g. TV), and token economy involves rewarding desired behaviors with tokens that can be exchanged for privileges or items.

Sheila Suffers with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder