AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -One commonly used aversive therapy is chemical aversion for alcohol use disorder. The goal is to reduce a person’s craving for alcohol with chemically-induced nausea. In chemical aversion, a doctor administers a drug that causes nausea or vomiting if the person being treated drinks alcohol.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aversive conditioning involves pairing alcohol with unpleasant symptoms (e.g., nausea) which have been induced by one of several chemical agents. While a number of drugs have been employed in chemical aversion therapy, the three most commonly used are emetine, apomorphine, and lithium.

Detailed explanation-3: -Aversion therapy is based on classical conditioning. According to learning theory, two stimuli become associated when they occur frequently together (pairing).

Detailed explanation-4: -the use of external devices, materials or equipment to prevent, restrict or subdue the voluntary movement of any part of the person’s body without consent (e.g. mittens to prevent someone biting their hand, an arm splint to prevent someone from hitting their head, a helmet to prevent someone from hitting themselves).

Detailed explanation-5: -Antabuse medication is a chemical form of aversion therapy designed to produce uncomfortable effects when a patient who takes the medication consumes alcohol. Antabuse medication, or disulfiram, is a prescription drug used in some recovery programs to treat alcoholism.