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Matching Treatment: Specific Phobia

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Specific phobia is matched to graduated exposure, which has the strongest evidence and works in relatively few sessions.

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A person afraid of flying works up a hierarchy from photographs to a short flight.

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The trade is short-term discomfort for durable change. Avoidance is comfortable and maintains the phobia.