Alistair has a severe phobia of plastic buttons (koumpounophobia), which prevents him from wearing formal clothing or attending social events. His clinician first attempted flooding by placing Alistair in a small room containing a large bucket of loose buttons, but Alistair experienced a severe panic attack and immediately withdrew from the therapy. The clinician now wishes to try an alternative behavioural intervention.
Describe how this alternative behavioural treatment could be used to treat Alistair's phobia.
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