People eat more when they are being distracted by friends and the environment

Explain how systematic desensitization might be used to treat a person with a phobia of heights

What will be an ideal response?

Four-year-old Sandi covers her eyes to block out scary sights and covers her ears when sounds are too loud. When she is excluded from a game, she changes her goals and decides that she does not want to play anyway. As she uses these strategies, Sandi’s

________ will decline. A) emotional outbursts B) ability to manage her fears C) emotional self-regulation D) grasp of the distinction between fantasy and reality