Identify the steps followed by Therapist for Phobias using systematic desensitization.

A. The therapist prepares a hierarchy of anxiety provoking situation
B. The therapist relaxes the client to think about the least anxiety provoking.
C. The client is interviewed to elicit fear provoking situation
D. The client is asked to stop thinking of the fearful situation of they felt slightest tense.
E. The client is also to imagine more severe for provoking situation while maintaining relaxation, the client get systematically desensitized to fear

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

C, A, B, D, E

The correct answer is Option (2) → C, A, B, D, E

Systematic Desensitization is a behavior therapy technique developed by Joseph Wolpe, used to treat phobias and anxiety. The steps involved are:

1. C. Client is interviewed to identify and understand the fear-provoking situations.

2. A. Therapist prepares a hierarchy of these situations, arranged from least to most anxiety-provoking.

3. B. Client is taught relaxation techniques and then asked to visualize the least anxiety-provoking situation while remaining relaxed.

4. D. If the client feels tense, they are asked to stop imagining the situation and return to a relaxed state.

5. E. Gradually, the client imagines more intense situations, all while maintaining relaxation. This leads to systematic desensitization.