Response Prevention Involves

question 33

Multiple Choice

Response prevention involves:

• A) stopping the person from engaging in the rituals that typically used to inappropriately manage anxiety
• B) deliberately exposing the individuals to anxiety- provoking thoughts or external stimuli
• C) Increasing the persistence of intrusive thoughts
• D) deriving an idea from repeated observations of everyday events

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Definitions:

Aldosterone

A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal glands that regulates sodium and potassium balance in the blood, influencing blood pressure and fluid balance.

Adrenal Cortex

The outer part of the adrenal gland that produces essential hormones like cortisol and aldosterone, which regulate metabolism, blood pressure, and stress response.

Hypotonic

Describes a solution that has a lower osmotic pressure than another fluid, often causing cells to swell as water moves into them.

Isotonic

Refers to a solution that has the same salt concentration as the cells and the blood of the body or to muscle movements where tension remains unchanged and the muscle's length changes.