Dr. navid has been riding the elevator with his client jill for over an hour in the hopes that this in vivo will dissipate jill's anxiety.

Dr Navid was trying an in vivo exposure therapy to help his client overcome his fear of the elevators. This therapy is part of a new form of psychotherapy; the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). Exposure therapy helps people deal with their fears and anxieties. To do so, the psychologist exposes the client to the object that he/she fears and wants to avoid. In vivo exposure is a type of exposure therapy, where the client is directly exposed to a fearful situation in order to familiarize himself/herself with that.

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