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.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 therapeutic technique used to overcome phobias by gradually exposing the person to the feared object or situation. Similarly, in this case, Jan is being gradually exposed to her fear of riding across bridges by imagining a series of increasingly distressing images. This technique is also known as systematic desensitization. Virtual reality exposure involves using computer-generated simulations, in-vivo exposure involves confronting the feared object or situation in real life, and reciprocal disinhibition exposure is not a recognized therapeutic technique.

Jan Has a Fear of Riding Across Bridges