You are afraid of tunnels. Your therapist first helps you to deeply relax and then asks you to imagine a distant tunnel. When you can stay relaxed while visualizing this image, the therapist then asks you to imagine nearing the entrance, and finally entering the tunnel. Eventually, when you can remain relaxed while imagining all of this, the therapist takes you through a short tunnel. This list of increasingly fear-provoking situations is known as ____.
a. assertiveness training
b. stress-inoculation therapy
c. a token economy program
d. a desensitization hierarchy
Question 2
Pedro is afraid of crossing bridges. A psychologist helps Pedro by first letting him look at bridges and then having him imagine himself standing near a bridge while being in a safe, relaxing environment. Next, the psychologist has Pedro watch a video of a man crossing a bridge in a car and then has him imagine himself crossing that bridge. Eventually, Pedro is able to stay relaxed while he drives over a bridge. This process is called ____.
a. systematic desensitization therapy
b. imagining assertiveness
c. modeling
d. image therapy
Manganese helps Deinococcus radiodurans to avoid radiation damage.
Patient learns to not be afraid
A therapist assisting an amputee patient to regain mobility and strength after amputation.
A beveled tip helps the needle penetrate skin and vein with minimal damage.
Background Assumptions and Deeply Ingrained Assumptions
Subsurface mining takes place in underground tunnels