Answer:
Someone you know has been having a lot of difficulty because of irrational fears. Knowing that you are studying abnormal psychology, this person asks if you know of an effective and well-established treatment. You advise her that systematic desensitization, based on the mid 20th century work of Joseph Wolpe, is a successful anxiety reduction procedure.
Explanation:
Systematic desensitization, also known as graduated exposure therapy, is a kind of behavior therapy created by South African psychiatrist, Joseph Wolpe. It is based on radical behaviorism and incorporates counterconditioning principles, such as meditation (a private behavior/covert conditioning) and breathing (which is a public behavior/overt conditioning).
