A client reports, My friend panicked at the site of spiders. Her ...

[magmichele12]

A client reports, My friend panicked at the site of spiders. Her therapist used gradual exposure to spiders that initially made her increasingly more anxious. Which technique was the friend's therapist most likely using?
 
  A. Extinction
  B. Covert sensitization
  C. Systematic desensitization
  D. Reciprocal inhibition

Question 2

An adolescent comes from a dysfunctional family where physical and verbal abuse prevails. At school this adolescent bullies and fights with classmates. According to principles of behavior therapy, what is the probable source of this behavior?
 
  A. Shaping
  B. Modeling
  C. Premack principle
  D. Reciprocal inhibition

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Systematic desensitization is a treatment for phobias in which a phobic individual is gradually exposed to increasing amounts of the phobic stimulus while practicing relaxation techniques. Eventually, the phobic stimulus causes little or no anxiety.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Modeling is the learning of new behaviors by imitating the behaviors of others. This adolescent, witnessing physical and verbal abuse in the home, models this behavior in school.