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Graded Exposure
In graded exposure, individuals are assisted by psychologists to construct an exposure fear hierarchy. Feared objects, activities, or situations are ranked by difficulty. Beginning with mild or moderate difficulty exposures, and then progressing to harder ones.
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Systematic Desensitization
A therapist is helping a client who has an intense fear of public speaking. Together, they create a list of feared situations and rank them from least to most anxiety-inducing. The first step they successfully completed was having the client give a one-minute speech to an empty room. Based on the principles of a graduated approach to confronting fears, what would be the most appropriate next step for the client?