A Therapist Should Be Aware That When Exposing a Client

Multiple Choice

A therapist should be aware that when exposing a client to a stimulus that elicits unwanted behaviors, emotions, or cognitions,

A) habituation might reduce these responses eventually, but the initial anxiety might be too intense for the client to tolerate.
B) the client can become sensitized to the extent that the unwanted behavior never occurs again, even if it could be adaptive in some situations.
C) habituation and sensitization processes likely work together and the unwanted behaviors could increase.
D) no behavioral changes can take place unless the consequences are manipulated.