What Are the Three Steps Involved in Systematic Desensitization

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Multiple Choice

What are the three steps involved in systematic desensitization?

• A) Identifying the problem, changing the contingencies, and debriefing for long-term change
• B) Muscle relaxation, creating an anxiety hierarchy, and pairing relaxation with each item on the hierarchy
• C) Making free associations, interpreting resistance and transference, and restructuring defense mechanisms
• D) Actively listening, demonstrating genuineness and empathy, and showing unconditional acceptance

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Definitions:

Sympathetic Nervous System

A branch of the autonomic nervous system that activates the body's fight-or-flight response, increasing alertness and energy in response to stress.

Somatic Nervous System

Part of the peripheral nervous system associated with the voluntary control of body movements via skeletal muscles.

Spinal Cord

A long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the brainstem down the back, and transmits neural signals between the brain and the body.

Urinary Bladder

A hollow muscular organ that stores urine from the kidneys before it is excreted from the body.