Mahdi Attempts to Overcome His Fear of Clowns by Learning

Multiple Choice

Mahdi attempts to overcome his fear of clowns by learning how to shift from a feeling of tension to one of calm and relaxation.Next,he imagines different situations,each more anxiety-provoking than the previous.He only proceeds to the next situation if he can maintain his feeling of relaxation.Mahdi's therapist is using ________ to remove his fear.

A) systems therapy
B) conditioning
C) flooding
D) systematic desensitization