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Introduction

Intellectually, you realize that most spiders aren't poisonous or that flying is statistically safer than driving. Nonetheless, arachnids give you the creeps and you stubbornly refuse to get on a plane — even when it ruins potential vacation plans or impacts negatively on your career. Exposure therapy for phobias employs principles of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), focusing on changing the patient's thinking and coping processes through a short-term course of treatment (Isaac & Adolf , 2005).

CBT has a success rate of more than 80 percent in treating phobias, and often involves total therapy time of 12 hours or less, according to ...