PSYCO282 Chapter Notes - Chapter 24: Implosive Consonant, Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Mary Cover Jones
11 Apr 2016
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No t e b o o k: behavior mod. Fear: occurs when a stimulus situation elicits autonomic nervous system arousal and cognitive appraisal. Comprised of both respondent conditioning and operant behaviors. Anxiety: a term used to describe respondent behavior involving the activation of the autonomic nervous system. This autonomic arousal is an establishing operation that increases the probability of escape or avoidance responses. Some event typically functions as a conditioned stimulus to elicit the arousal as a conditioned emotional response. Relaxation training: a procedure for teaching someone the skills needed to decrease autonomic arousal by producing relaxation. Rapid relaxation induction method: a technique that allows an individual to calm themselves quickly with a set of words, images, and deep breathing. Progressive muscle relaxation: a relaxation procedure in which the client learns to tense and relax each of the major muscle groups of the body to decrease autonomic arousal.
