The term 'Exposure Hierarchy Items' refers to a list of fears that are ranked in order of difficulty. This list is used in Exposure Therapy, which is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) used to treat anxiety disorders. The list is composed of items that range from least to most difficult, and the patient is asked to confront each item on the list in order of difficulty. FEARS is the five-letter solution for this crossword puzzle, and it is an acronym for the items on the Exposure Hierarchy list: Feelings, Environments, Activities, Relationships, and Situations.