In Vivo Exposure Is Used to Assist Patients in

question 29

Multiple Choice

In vivo exposure is used to assist patients in

• A) reducing distress associated with encountering stimuli that remind them of the trauma..
• B) increasing anxiety around situations similar to the trauma; this helps them avoid those situations.
• C) decreasing depressive symptoms they are experiencing.
• D) change how others view them when they are responding to the trauma.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of no exposure to the conditioned stimulus.

Sexually Arousing

Refers to stimuli or aspects that induce sexual excitement or desire in an individual.

Appropriate US

An unconditioned stimulus that naturally induces an unconditioned response without the need for prior learning or conditioning.

Geometric Figure

A shape or form consisting of lines and angles, defined in geometry.