Early reports of the continued improvement of patients treated with systematic desensitization challenged the psychoanalytic concept of
A) penis envy.
B) id, ego, superego.
C) symptom substitution.
D) the importance of transference.

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Systematic desensitization is a behavioral therapy technique used to treat anxiety disorders. It contradicted the psychoanalytic concept of symptom substitution, which states that if one symptom is removed, it will be replaced by another. Systematic desensitization, on the other hand, helps patients overcome anxieties by gradually exposing them to the feared objects or situations in a safe environment, resulting in a lasting reduction in anxiety.

Early Reports of the Continued Improvement of Patients Treated with Systematic