Jenna is afraid of speaking to a large audience. Her therapist suggests that prior to a speaking engagement she should reassure herself with comments like, "Cheer up, Jenna. You know what you're talking about and your topic is really interesting!" This approach to reducing Jenna's fear most clearly illustrates:
Correct answer: C. stress inoculation training
- A. psychanalysis.
- B. client-centered therapy.
- C. stress inoculation training
- D. aversive conditioning
Explanation
Stress inoculation training teaches coping skills and constructive self-statements that clients rehearse before facing a stressful event. Jenna's reassuring inner dialogue is therefore a cognitive coping strategy, not aversive conditioning or psychoanalysis.
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