Identify the Alternative therapies.
A. Meditation
B. Sudarshan Kriya yoga
C. Systematic Desensitisation
D. Modelling
E. Yoga
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B, E only
Alternative therapies are so called because they are alternative treatment possibilities to the conventional drug treatment or psychotherapy, such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture and herbal remedies.
A. Meditation Correct. Meditation, the practice of focusing attention on breath or on an object or thought or a mantra, is one of the alternative therapies that have gained popularity for psychological distress.
B. Sudarshan Kriya yoga Correct. The rapid breathing technique of Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) is a beneficial, low-risk, low-cost adjunct to the treatment of stress, anxiety, PTSD and depression.
C. Systematic Desensitisation Incorrect. Introduced by Wolpe, it is a behaviour therapy technique for phobias: the client is relaxed and then exposed step by step to a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking situations. It is a form of conventional psychotherapy, not an alternative to it.
D. Modelling Incorrect. Modelling, in which the client learns by observing a role model, is also a behaviour therapy technique.
E. Yoga Correct. Yoga, the ancient Indian technique of asanas and pranayama detailed in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras, is named first among the alternative therapies.
NCERT (2025-26): “Alternative Therapies … Alternative therapies are so called, because they are alternative treatment possibilities to the conventional drug treatment or psychotherapy. There are many alternative therapies such as yoga, meditation, acupuncture, herbal remedies and so on. In the past 25 years, yoga and meditation have gained popularity as treatment programmes for psychological distress.…” “The rapid breathing techniques to induce hyperventilation as in Sudarshana Kriya Yoga (SKY) is found to be a beneficial, low-risk, low-cost adjunct to the treatment of stress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, stress-related medical illnesses, substance abuse, and rehabilitation of criminal offenders.…” “Behavioural Techniques … Systematic desensitisation is a technique introduced by Wolpe for treating phobias or irrational fears.…” “…Modelling is the procedure wherein the client learns to behave in a certain way by observing the behaviour of a role model or the therapist who initially acts as the role model.…” |