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jilianpiloj · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

What is a behavioral chain? Provide an example.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Zach sees a therapist to overcome his fear of heights. Zach learns to relax by focusing his attention on a pleasant stimulus, in order to remove his attention from the anxiety producing situation. In this example, Zach is using ____________ to produce relaxation.

a. behavioral relaxation training
b. attention-focusing exercises
c. systematic desensitization
d. in vivo desensitization

xoxo123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A behavioral chain, also called a stimulus-response chain, consists of a number of stimulus-response components that occur together in a sequence. For example, making a telephone call: To make a telephone call, you walk to the telephone, remove the receiver from the unit, put the receiver to your ear, and dial the desired telephone number.

Answer to Question 2

b