AP PSYCHOLOGY

TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

THERAPY AND TREATMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Aversive therapy refers to
A
an operant conditioning therapy that uses negative reinforcement to continue behavior.
B
the use of classical conditioning to create a negative reaction to a stimulus that the client must learn to avoid.
C
the use of modeling so clients can see the consequences of negative behaviors.
D
the use of systematic desensitization to treat phobias.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Aversion therapy, sometimes called aversive therapy or aversive conditioning, is used to help a person give up a behavior or habit by having them associate it with something unpleasant. Aversion therapy is most known for treating people with addictive behaviors, like those found in alcohol use disorder.

Detailed explanation-2: -Aversion therapy is based on classical conditioning. According to learning theory, two stimuli become associated when they occur frequently together (pairing).

Detailed explanation-3: -aversion therapy, psychotherapy designed to cause a patient to reduce or avoid an undesirable behaviour pattern by conditioning the person to associate the behaviour with an undesirable stimulus. The chief stimuli used in the therapy are electrical, chemical, or imagined aversive situations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Aversion therapy is a treatment method in which a person is conditioned to dislike a certain stimulus due to its repeated pairing with an unpleasant stimulus. For example, a person trying to quit smoking might pinch his or her skin every time he or she craves a cigarette. This type of therapy is highly controversial.

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