Sal Is Suffering from Arachnophobia

Multiple Choice

Sal is suffering from arachnophobia. His therapist first has him go through relaxation training and then has him construct a fear hierarchy. Finally, the therapist has him go through a phase of graded pairings of spiders and relaxation responses. This approach is called:

A) modeling.
B) flooding.
C) implosive therapy.
D) systematic desensitization.