A nurse determines that a patient with a fear of insects has mastered the first step in a systematic desensitization process when the patient is able to:
A) relax the muscles of the body.
B) look at a picture of an insect in a book.
C) rate anxiety produced by various insects.
D) touch a clear glass bottle containing an insect.

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With systematic desensitization,the patient must first be able to relax the muscles.Next,the patient constructs a hierarchy of the anxiety-producing situation (insects) by ranking them from 1 to 10.The patient then proceeds to work through the hierarchy,using muscle relaxation to maintain a relaxation response in the face of fearful stimuli.

A Nurse Determines That a Patient with a Fear of Insects