Question 1

Diaphragmatic breathing involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  listening to a therapist who provides images of relaxing scenes 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair 
A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  listening to a therapist who provides images of relaxing scenes 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair A

Question 2

Wendy is seeing a psychologist for an anxiety problem and learns to relax all the major muscle groups in her body by assuming relaxed postures.Which relaxation training procedure is being used?

Accepted Answer

A)  progressive muscle relaxation 
B)  behavioral relaxation training 
C)  diaphragmatic breathing 
D)  attention-focusing exercises 
A)  progressive muscle relaxation 
B)  behavioral relaxation training 
C)  diaphragmatic breathing 
D)  attention-focusing exercises B

Question 3

Hypnosis is not a form of relaxation training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Attention focusing exercises involve:

Accepted Answer

A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  focusing on a therapist who provides images of relaxing scene 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair 
A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  focusing on a therapist who provides images of relaxing scene 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair

Question 5

PMR must be done with a trained therapist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A therapist teaches an individual to decrease autonomic arousal by breathing deeply in a slow rhythmic fashion.This type of breathing is referred to as ____________ breathing.

Accepted Answer

A)  diaphragmatic 
B)  focused 
C)  systematic 
D)  progressive 
A)  diaphragmatic 
B)  focused 
C)  systematic 
D)  progressive

Question 7

Progressive muscle relaxation involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  focusing on a therapist who provides images of relaxing scene 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair 
A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  focusing on a therapist who provides images of relaxing scene 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair

Question 8

Diaphragmatic breathing is a form of relaxation training.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Helen experiences so much anxiety when she is in public that she no longer leaves her house.When the level of anxiety and avoidance behavior severely disrupts an individual's life it is called a(an):

Accepted Answer

A)  conditioned disorder 
B)  phobia 
C)  generalized disorder 
D)  avoidance disorder 
A)  conditioned disorder 
B)  phobia 
C)  generalized disorder 
D)  avoidance disorder

Question 10

Barb is seeing a therapist to overcome her fear of flying.The therapist has Barb practice relaxation while imagining progressively greater anxiety situations involved in flying.What procedure is the therapist using to decrease Barb's fear of flying?

Accepted Answer

A)  exposure training 
B)  contact training 
C)  in vivo desensitization 
D)  systematic desensitization 
A)  exposure training 
B)  contact training 
C)  in vivo desensitization 
D)  systematic desensitization

Question 11

In the case of Ellen's fear, identify the CS _____________and the CR ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the case of Ellen's fear, identify...

Question 12

The advantage of systematic desensitization is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  there is not a problem with generalization 
B)  it is easier and more convenient than contact desensitization 
C)  desirable behavior can be reinforced in a real life situation 
D)  the individual is exposed to the actual feared stimulus 
A)  there is not a problem with generalization 
B)  it is easier and more convenient than contact desensitization 
C)  desirable behavior can be reinforced in a real life situation 
D)  the individual is exposed to the actual feared stimulus

Question 13

In vivo desensitization involves relaxing while in the presence of the actual fear producing stimuli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The respondent behavior involved in Ellen's fear is ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The respondent behavior involved in Ellen's fear...

Question 15

__________________ desensitization involves imaginal contact with the feared stimuli in the hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________________ desensitization involves imaginal contact with the...

Question 16

What procedures for treating fears involve the use of a fear hierarchy? _________________________________

Accepted Answer

in vivo an

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT true concerning fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  respondent behavior is a component of fear 
B)  operant behavior is a component of fear 
C)  it is not always known how the fear developed 
D)  it must be known how the fear was conditioned to overcome the fear 
A)  respondent behavior is a component of fear 
B)  operant behavior is a component of fear 
C)  it is not always known how the fear developed 
D)  it must be known how the fear was conditioned to overcome the fear

Question 18

Relaxation training procedures produce bodily responses that are opposite of autonomic arousal.What are the bodily responses involved in autonomic arousal?

Accepted Answer

Bodily responses involved in a

Question 19

Ellen is afraid of snakes.Whenever she sees a picture of a snake or sees one on TV her heart races and she immediately turns her head.The operant behavior involved in Ellen's fear of snakes is ________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ellen is afraid of snakes.Whenever she sees...

Question 20

Behavioral relaxation training involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  listening to a therapist who provides images of relaxing scenes 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair 
A)  deep, rhythmic breathing 
B)  tensing and relaxing each of the major muscle groups in the body 
C)  listening to a therapist who provides images of relaxing scenes 
D)  assuming relaxed postures with all parts of the body supported in a recliner of comfortable chair

Exam 24: Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

Diaphragmatic breathing involves:

Wendy is seeing a psychologist for an anxiety problem and learns to relax all the major muscle groups in her body by assuming relaxed postures.Which relaxation training procedure is being used?

Hypnosis is not a form of relaxation training.

Attention focusing exercises involve:

PMR must be done with a trained therapist.

A therapist teaches an individual to decrease autonomic arousal by breathing deeply in a slow rhythmic fashion.This type of breathing is referred to as ____________ breathing.

Progressive muscle relaxation involves:

Diaphragmatic breathing is a form of relaxation training.

Helen experiences so much anxiety when she is in public that she no longer leaves her house.When the level of anxiety and avoidance behavior severely disrupts an individual's life it is called a(an):

Barb is seeing a therapist to overcome her fear of flying.The therapist has Barb practice relaxation while imagining progressively greater anxiety situations involved in flying.What procedure is the therapist using to decrease Barb's fear of flying?

In the case of Ellen's fear, identify the CS _____________and the CR ____________.

The advantage of systematic desensitization is that:

In vivo desensitization involves relaxing while in the presence of the actual fear producing stimuli.

The respondent behavior involved in Ellen's fear is ________________.

__________________ desensitization involves imaginal contact with the feared stimuli in the hierarchy.

What procedures for treating fears involve the use of a fear hierarchy? _________________________________

Which of the following is NOT true concerning fear?

Relaxation training procedures produce bodily responses that are opposite of autonomic arousal.What are the bodily responses involved in autonomic arousal?

Ellen is afraid of snakes.Whenever she sees a picture of a snake or sees one on TV her heart races and she immediately turns her head.The operant behavior involved in Ellen's fear of snakes is ________________.

Behavioral relaxation training involves:

Introduction to Behavior Modification

Observing and Recording Behavior

Graphing Behavior and Measuring Change

Reinforcement

Extinction

Punishment

Stimulus Control: Discrimination and Generalization

Respondent Conditioning

Shaping

Prompting and Transfer of Stimulus Control

Chaining

Behavioral Skills Training Procedures

Understanding Problem Behaviors Through Functional Assessment

Applying Extinction

Differential Reinforcement

Antecedent Control Procedures

Using Punishment: Time-Out and Response Cost

Positive Punishment Procedures and the Ethics of Punishment

Promoting Generalization

Self-Management

Habit Reversal Procedures

The Token Economy

Behavioral Contracts

Cognitive Behavior Modification

Filters

In the case of Ellen's fear, identify the CS _and the CR .