When gary found out that his new job required some air travel, he sought the of a clinical psychologist to deal with his intense fear of flying. the clinical psychologist suggested using a procedure called systematic desensitization. as the first step in the process of systematic desensitization, the clinical psychologist:

(D) trained Gary in a technique called progressive relaxation.

Explanation:

This question is missing the options. The options for this question are:

(A) explored Gary's past for possible clues as to why Gary was afraid of flying

(B) actively confronted the irrationality of Gary's fear of flying

(C) instructed Gary to visualize being on an airplane that developed engine trouble had to make an emergency crash landing.

(D) trained Gary in a technique called progressive relaxation

Systematic desensitization is a type of technique used in cognitive therapy and it is based on the principle of classical conditioning.

The goal of this technique is to remove a phobia or a stimuli that causes anxiety and substitute it with a relaxation response.

This technique has three phases:

In this example, Gary found out that his job requires air travel and he's afraid to fly. His psychologist will use systematic desensitization, therefore, the first step will have to do with teaching Gary deep relaxation techniques and breathing exercises, this technique is called progressive relaxation. Therefore, the correct answer will be d. trained Gary in a technique called progressive relaxation

answer; ///population;