06-20-2007, 10:57 AM
A young woman has suffered
from contamination fears for years
and her hands are raw from hand
washing. Her therapist takes her to
the bathroom and instructs her to
touch the toilet seat and afterward
stops her from washing her hands.
The patient™s anxiety rapidly increases
and, after a peak, it declines.
This technique, often used in the
behavioral treatment of obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD), is
called
a. Exposure
b. Desensitization
c. Counterconditioning
d. Operational conditioning
e. Functional behavioral analysis
from contamination fears for years
and her hands are raw from hand
washing. Her therapist takes her to
the bathroom and instructs her to
touch the toilet seat and afterward
stops her from washing her hands.
The patient™s anxiety rapidly increases
and, after a peak, it declines.
This technique, often used in the
behavioral treatment of obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD), is
called
a. Exposure
b. Desensitization
c. Counterconditioning
d. Operational conditioning
e. Functional behavioral analysis