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191) Drugs that boost levels of the neurotransmitter serotonin in the brain have shown effectiveness in treating ________ disorder. A) generalized anxiety B) explosive personality C) phobic D) obsessive-compulsive 192) Which is NOT a problem with the use of drugs to treat anxiety disorders? A) Patients may attribute clinical improvement to the drugs and not to their own resources. B) Relapses are common after patients discontinue medication. C) Drugs do not produce cures, only symptom relief. D) Obsessive-compulsive disorder is exacerbated by drug treatment. 193) Systematic desensitization was developed by ________. A) Skinner B) Lazarus C) Wolpe D) Bandura 194) Latoya visits a therapist for treatment of her anxiety. Her therapist teaches her to relax on a couch while working her way through a fear-stimulus hierarchy. Eventually, she is able to remain calm in each of the situations presented in the hierarchy. Her therapist used a technique called ________. A) chain breaking B) response prevention C) cue-controlled conditioning D) systematic desensitization 195) Systematic desensitization is a type of ________. A) aversive conditioning B) negative reinforcement C) delayed conditioning D) counterconditioning 196) Systematic desensitization is a gradual process. Clients learn to handle progressively more disturbing stimuli while they remain relaxed. About 10 to 20 stimuli are arranged in a sequence; this sequence is called a __________. A) stimulus appraisal. B) classical stimulus. C) fear ladder. D) fear-stimulus hierarchy. 197) Kyle is afraid of elevators. His therapist has him stand outside an elevator until he remains calm. Then Kevin stands inside the elevator with the door open. He then stands in it with the door closed. Then he rides it up one floor. Eventually he rides it to the top of the building and back down while remaining calm. Kyle’s therapist used ________ to treat his phobia. A) gradual exposure B) response prevention C) systematic desensitization D) cue-controlled relaxation 198) The most widely used cognitive technique is ______ cognitive therapy, which seeks to identify dysfunctional or distorted beliefs and replace them with rational or adaptive alternatives. A) Skinner’s B) Ellis’ C) Beck’s D) Wolpe’s 199) Jomi’s therapist helps him overcome his social phobia by pinpointing his self-defeating thoughts and generating sensible alternatives to those thoughts. This technique is called ________. A) gradual exposure B) cognitive restructuring C) chain breaking D) perceptual blocking 200) ________ has emerged as an effective form of treatment for social phobia. A) Aversive conditioning B) Response prevention C) Paradoxical intent D) Gradual exposure