Dr. Brown is working with a client in reducing her fear of planes. Part of the treatment is to countercondition a positive response with the plane while _____________.
A) exciting the negative conditioned anxiety
B) inhibiting the positive feelings about flying
C) inhibiting the negative conditioned anxiety
D) exciting the spontaneous recovery of her fear

Question

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Counterconditioning involves pairing a positive response with the feared stimulus (in this case, the plane) in order to replace the negative conditioned response (fear and anxiety) with a new positive response. Inhibiting the negative anxiety is necessary in order to make room for the positive response to take hold. A and D involve encouraging or reigniting negative feelings, which would not be helpful in reducing fear. B involves inhibiting positive feelings, which would also not be helpful in the counterconditioning process.

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