In order to achieve deep-muscle relaxation, Gayle tenses

the muscles in her right arm until they tremble, holds them tight as she slowly counts to ten and then lets go. She allows her hand and arm to go limp and to relax completely. She repeats this procedure three times for her right arm, then proceeds to do the same sequence with her left arm, then her right leg, left leg, abdomen, chest, shoulders, chin, neck, and face. Gayle is using a procedure known as
a. EMDR.
b. REBT.
c. covert sensitization.
d. the tension-release method.


ANSWER: d

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