Systematic desensitization involves:
a. changing misconceptions regarding anxiety-arousing stimuli
b. training to relax when confronted with anxiety-arousing stimuli
c. uncovering repressed feelings regarding anxiety-arousing stimuli
d. interpreting anxiety-arousing stimuli so they are less anxiety arousing

The answer is: b. Training to relax when confronted with anxiety-arousing stimuli

Explanation:

The standardized procedure of systematic desensitization includes four steps:

a.- Relaxation training.  The relaxation response that the patient will use to combat anxiety will preferably be one he already knows.

b.- Hierarchy of anxiety. When we want to apply desensitization we have to organize the feared situations, ordering them according to the degree of anxiety they generate.

c.- Practice in imagination. As we will use the exhibition in imagination, we must evaluate the patient's ability to imagine scenes.

d.- And the systematic desensitization itself. Once this is assured, the presentation of the situations that cause anxiety will proceed. This presentation can be in imagination or live.

The answer is: b. Training to relax when confronted with anxiety-arousing stimuli

d.) continue to rise rapidly

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