This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Neurotic, Stress Related and Somatoform Disorders, Subject name: Psychiatry
Graded exposure is useful in: 
Select and explain. 
A. Schizophrenia, B. Phobia, C. Suicidal patients, D. Schizoaffective disorder
B: Phobia
Answer: B: Phobia 
Explanation: Graded exposure is a behavioural technique used in management of phobia. It is similar to systematic desensitization, but the relaxation component is missing and the graded exposure happens in the real world than therapeutic settings. The exposure is hierarchical from less anxiety provoking to higher anxiety producing stimuli.