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  • Systematic desensitization involves pairing exposure to an anxiety-producing stimulus with relaxation in order to extinguish the response of anxiety.
    • The first step involves being trained to relax your body fully.
    • The second step involves constructing a hierarchy of fears, ranging from not frightening at all to very frightening.
    • The third step involves encouraging you to relax and then exposing you to a series of progressively more frightening stimuli.
  • Systematic desensitization is an effective treatment for phobias, anxiety disorders, and even impotence and fear of sexual contact.







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