Exam 24: A: Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

Zach sees a therapist to overcome his fear of heights.Zach learns to relax by focusing his attention on a pleasant stimulus,in order to remove his attention from the anxiety producing situation.In this example,Zach is using ____________ to produce relaxation.​

All of the following procedures are used to reduce fear and anxiety problems except:​

Whenever Amy sees a dog,she experiences unpleasant bodily responses (rapid heart beat,upset stomach,and sweaty hands)and engages in escape behavior (runs away).In behavior modification,Amy's operant and respondent behavior is referred to as:​

Progressive muscle relaxation involves systematically ________________ and ________________ major muscle groups in the body.

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

Diaphragmatic breathing involves:​

In helping an individual overcome a fear,it is important to identify all ________________ that currently function to elicit the ________________.

There is a greater chance of generalization occurring with the use of systematic desensitization.

List 3 procedures used to help people overcome problems of fear or anxiety.

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):​

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.​

Which of the following is NOT an attention-focusing procedure?​

What are the 3 steps in the use of systematic desensitization?

Bill experiences autonomic nervous system arousal whenever he is in an airplane.In behavior modification,autonomic nervous system arousal in response to a particular stimulus is labeled:​

The key to systematic desensitization is to:​

Which of the following is NOT true concerning in vivo desensitization?​