Exposure therapy is pretty effective and works by introducing new information, so it can't be too defective. A cat scratched me when I was a kid and I was afrai

Exposure therapy is pretty effective and works by introducing new information, so it can't be too defective. A cat scratched me when I was a kid and I was afraid of cats for a few years, but I met some friendly ones and overcame my fear. I'm guessing the updating is harder for some, especially risk-adverse types (those more sensitive to negative stimuli and less sensitive to reward).