Ch 24 Fear and Anxiety Reduction Procedures

Question 1

fear

Answer 1

composed of operant and respondent behavior

Question 2

anxiety

Answer 2

respondent behaviors(autonomic nervous
system arousal) in response to a stimulus

Question 3

Relaxation training

Question 4

progressive muscle relaxation (PMR)

Answer 4

systematically tenses and relaxes each major muscle groups

Question 5

diaphragmatic breathing

Answer 5

breathes deeply in a slow, rhythmic fashion

Question 6

Attention-focusing exercises

Answer 6

directing attention to neutral/pleasant stimulus

Question 7

behavioral relaxation training

Answer 7

relax each muscle group in the body
by assuming relaxed postures

Question 8

Systematic desensitization

Answer 8

practices relaxation while imagining scenes
of the fear-producing stimulus

Question 9

phobia

Answer 9

level of anxiety severe enough to disrupt life

Question 10

reciprocal inhibition

Answer 10

relaxation response inhibits or prevents the occurrence of the fear response

Question 11

hierarchy

Question 12

subjective units of discomfort scale (SUDS)

Question 13

Flooding

Answer 13

exposed to feared stimulus at full intensity for prolonged period until anxiety subsides