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Aversion Therapy

Aversion Therapy. A treatment based on the principles of classical conditioning. Lets remind ourselves about classical conditioning. Before conditioning. Bell: Neutral stimulus (NS). Food: unconditioned stimulus (UCS). Salivation: unconditioned Response (UCR). During conditioning.

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Aversion Therapy

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  1. Aversion Therapy A treatment based on the principles of classical conditioning

  2. Lets remind ourselves about classical conditioning Before conditioning Bell: Neutral stimulus (NS) Food: unconditioned stimulus (UCS) Salivation: unconditioned Response (UCR) During conditioning Bell: Neutral stimulus (NS) Pairing Food: unconditioned stimulus (UCS) Salivation: unconditioned Response (UCR) After conditioning Bell: Conditioned stimulus (CS) Salivation: Conditioned response (CR)

  3. Aversion Therapy • Uses classical conditioning to get rid of addictions or unwanted behaviours. • Patient’s unwanted addiction is paired with a drug that makes them sick or electric shocks. • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc8rtjxG-eI

  4. Aversion Therapy (UCS) Emetic Drug Vomiting (UCR) (CS) Alcohol + (UCS) Emetic Drug Vomiting (UCR) (CS) Alcohol Vomiting (CR)

  5. Aversion Therapy • Aversion therapy can be used with alcoholics. • Alcohol is paired with an emetic drug (a drug which causes nausea and vomiting). • Over time the alcoholic associates alcohol with being sick and does not want to drink alcohol anymore. • Other drinks such as soft drinks are given without the drug so that the person is not conditioned to feel sick to all drinks.

  6. Aversion Therapy • Aversion therapy can be used with paedophiles. • Paedophiles can give themselves a self-administered electric shock every time they look at a child or a picture of a child.

  7. Research Evidence for Aversion Therapy • Meyer & Chessel (1970) Found that 50% of patients who experienced this treatment abstained from alcohol for a year. (Better than the no-treatment group).

  8. Evaluation of Aversion Therapy

  9. Evaluation of Aversion Therapy +Can help alcoholics when used alongside another treatment. -Effects may not be permanent • Association between alcohol and vomiting may fade over time if the person drinks alcohol without taking the emetic drug. • Ethical issues • Distressing, patient lacks control

  10. Exam Question Arthur seeks help for his addiction. Describe one treatment for drug dependency. (3 marks) Evaluate the use of one treatment for drug dependency. (4 Marks)

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