During Self-Directed Desensitization, When One Can Vividly Picture and Imagine

question 673

Multiple Choice

During self-directed desensitization, when one can vividly picture and imagine oneself in the fear-producing situation listed on the first card twice without a noticeable increase in muscle tension, one

• A) begins the relaxation procedure.
• B) proceeds to the next card.
• C) stops the procedure for the day.
• D) attempts this relaxation three more times.

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Definitions:

Resting Potential

Electrical charge across the insulating cell membrane in the absence of stimulation; a store of potential energy produced by a greater negative charge on the intracellular side relative to the extracellular side.

Hyperpolarization

An increase in a cell's membrane potential, making it more negative and decreasing the likelihood of generating an action potential.

Semipermeable Membrane

A barrier that allows certain molecules or ions to pass through it by diffusion while blocking others, often used in osmosis.

Sodium-Potassium Pump

A type of active transport mechanism that moves sodium ions out of and potassium ions into cells, essential for maintaining cell potential and volume.