- (E) Patients using systematic desensitization try to replace anxiety with relaxation. Patients place
themselves in somewhat stressful situations and use relaxation techniques (calming thoughts, deep
breathing, etc.) to reduce their stress reactions until they are no longer stressed in this situation.
Patients then move up to the next level of the “fear hierarchy” and place themselves in a slightly
more stressful situation and use the relaxation techniques. The other therapies listed are either
strictly behavioral (counterconditioning) or cognitive (rational emotive behavior therapy).
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