Priya is discussing her severe phobia of dental visits with her therapist.
"I haven't been to the dentist in over six years, even though I currently have a constant, throbbing toothache. Just the thought of the clinic makes me feel physically sick. If I drive past the surgery, my hands start shaking on the steering wheel, and if I hear a high-pitched buzzing noise similar to a dental drill, I start to hyperventilate and have to escape immediately."
Explain how a therapist could use systematic desensitisation to treat Priya's phobia of dental visits.
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