Leah is anxious about giving her first violin recital in front of a large audience. In order to manage her apprehension, she first imagines playing alone in her room in a relaxed state. With the same calmness, she imagines performing in front of her roommate, in a public park in front of a few strangers. On the day of her recital she transfers all the calmness she attained during practice to her actual recital. In this scenario, Leah is involved in:
a. performing motivated movement.
b. systematic desensitization.
c. cognitive restructuring.
d. delivering an impromptu speech.
b. systematic desensitization.
In this scenario, Leah is involved in systematic desensitization. Systematic desensitization can help reduce anxiety by gradually visualizing and engaging in increasingly more frightening speaking events while remaining in a relaxed state. The process starts with consciously tensing and then relaxing muscle groups to learn how to recognize the difference between the two states.
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