TREATMENT OF ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
THERAPY AND TREATMENT
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an unconditioned response.
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a result of observational learning.
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a conditioned response.
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a result of counterconditioning.
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Detailed explanation-1: -When Brett was only six years old, his older sister hid in his closet, then unexpectedly jumped out and scared him when he came into his dark bedroom. As an adult, Brett is still terrified of the dark. Based on principles of classical conditioning, Brett’s current fear of the dark is. an unconditioned response.
Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT), in particular, is effective for phobias including fear of flying.
Detailed explanation-3: -’ The idea behind reciprocal inhibition is that you can’t be relaxed and fearful at the same time. When you’re feeling relaxed, it’s hard to feel tense. Tension is what you feel when you’re experiencing a phobia. Relaxation techniques can help you learn a different way of responding to your phobias.
Detailed explanation-4: -Drug therapy, or psychopharmacotherapy, aims to treat psychological disorders with medications. Drug therapy is usually combined with other kinds of psychotherapy. The main categories of drugs used to treat psychological disorders are antianxiety drugs, antidepressants, and antipsychotics.
Detailed explanation-5: -Cognitive behavioral therapy was the first form of psychotherapy tested with the most stringent criteria (e.g., randomized trials and active comparator) of evidence-based framework used in the health field (e.g., similar for those used in case of pharmacotherapy).