_____________ is a therapeutic process whereby anxieties and fears are reduced by pairing relaxation with gradual exposure to the thing or situation that causes the anxiety.

a) Role-play therapy
b) Rational emotive cognitive therapy
c) Desensitization
d) A-B-C therapy


Answer: c) Desensitization

Psychology

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A. self-regulation B. intelligence C. moral understanding D. overregulation

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a. sociocultural b. social learning c. biological d. moral

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a. aversive punishment b. negative reinforcement c. positive reinforcement d. response cost

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Why do many researchers consider schizophrenia a brain disorder?

What will be an ideal response?

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