How should a driving instructor assist a learner who suffers from acute driving anxiety (Fahrangst) or panic before high-speed road sections?

1. Apply systematic desensitization: validate feelings, break down tasks into small manageable micro-steps, practice breathing techniques, and build confidence gradually on progressive road types
2. Force them onto the motorway immediately at 120 km/h without warning
3. Tell the learner that driving anxiety is foolish and terminate the lesson
4. Give the student alcohol to calm their nerves