In Which Technique Does a Patient Learn to Associate a Relaxed

question 21

Multiple Choice

In which technique does a patient learn to associate a relaxed state with a hierarchy of anxiety-arousing situations?

• A) rational-emotive therapy
• B) self-instruction training
• C) guided imagery
• D) systematic desensitization

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Definitions:

Cell

The basic structural and functional unit of life, which consists of living material enclosed by a membrane.

Acetyl CoA

A molecule that plays a central role in metabolism, linking the glycolysis and citric acid cycle pathways.

Citric Acid Cycle

Series of chemical reactions in aerobic cellular respiration in which acetyl coenzyme A is completely degraded to carbon dioxide and water with the release of metabolic energy that is used to produce ATP; also known as the Krebs cycle and the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle.

Glycolysis

The first stage of cellular respiration as well as fermentation; literally the “splitting of sugar.” The metabolic conversion of glucose into pyruvate, accompanied by the production of ATP