Vincent wants to use systematic desensitization to treat his patient's phobia of elevators. After the patient learns how to relax her muscles,Vincent's next step should be to
A) get the patient into an elevator and practice relaxing.
B) explain to the patient what is going on in her brain when she feels fearful.
C) have the patient imagine an elevator while continuing the relaxation exercises.
D) give the patient a dollar for every floor she passes during an elevator ride.

Question

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Systematic desensitization involves gradually exposing the patient to the feared object or situation while they are in a relaxed state. After learning relaxation techniques, the next step is typically to have the patient imagine the feared situation (in this case, an elevator) while practicing these relaxation exercises, before facing the real situation.

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