How Effective Are Exposure-Based Therapies for Treating Specific Phobias

Multiple Choice

How effective are exposure-based therapies for treating specific phobias?

A) Very effective - so much so that there has been little change in how specific phobias are treated since the 1960s
B) Reasonably effective - about 40% of people treated using exposure-based therapies recover
C) A little bit effective - about 25% of people treated using exposure-based therapies recover, but many relapse
D) Not at all effective - recovery rates are very low