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Systematic Desensitization

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Systematic desensitization treats phobia by pairing relaxation with a graduated hierarchy of feared stimuli.

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A person afraid of flying works from photographs to airports to short flights, relaxed at each step before advancing.

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Advancing before the current step is comfortable undermines the method. Pace is part of the treatment.