A client is taught to relax her muscles and imagine visually her feared stimulus, in gradual steps from initially remote associations to direct images

Psychologically confronting the feared stimulus while being relaxed and doing so in a graduated sequence is a therapeutic technique called ________________.

FIll in the blank with correct word.


Answer: systematic desensitization

Psychology

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Defining an event as an "emergency" is a necessary prerequisite for

a. seeking the physical and psychological support of others. b. involving oneself in a helping process. c. an escalating cycle of aggression that occurs against strangers. d. a diffusion of responsibility.

Psychology

Psychologists sometimes study __________ groups, which are those that are formed by attachments to the specific identity of the group.

A. distributed-informational B. distributed-normative C. common-identity D. common-bond

Psychology

Suppose that you are working on a group project with several classmates, wherein you are required to put together a presentation on Impressionist art. You are least likely to engage in social loafing if ____

a. the professor has indicated that just one grade will be given for the presentation (i.e., everyone in the group will receive the same final grade) b. there are a number of Art History majors in the group (and you're not one of them) c. the professor has indicated that group members will all rate each other at the end of the semester d. the presentation is a very small part of the course grade

Psychology

The intellectual roots of modern psychology lie in the disciplines of:

a. mathematics and philosophy b. philosophy and physiology c. biology and physics d. anthropology and sociology

Psychology