ali has a spider phobia. to overcome this phobia, his therapist has him develop a list of least-to-most feared situations involving spiders. ali engaged in the least-feared situation, looking at spider pictures in a book. then he moved to looking at a spider from across a room, touching a spider, and finally getting a tarantula as a pet. this method is known as which incorporates

The method is known as systematic desensitization therapy, and incorporates in vivo exposure.

Explanation:

The systematic desensitization therapy it's a behavior therapy that was first applied by Dr. Joseph Wolpe, a South African psychiatrist as a way to deal with people's phobias.

The first step is learning relaxation and breathing techniques, which may include meditation.

Then a fear hierarchy is created as stated in your question. The patient goes on a scale from least feared scenarios, such as thinking about the feared object/animal, to the most feared scenarios, such as physical contact.

In Vivo exposure, means that the patient will be directly exposed to the object of his/her phobia. It is the opposite of In Vitro exposure, in which the patient will only imagine the phobic stimulus, and there is no direct contact or exposure.

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