Behaviour therapy: aversion therapy: practice question

The best answer is C, Aversion therapy. Aversion therapy pairs an undesired behaviour with an unpleasant stimulus, such as nausea or electric shock, to reduce it by classical conditioning.

Modelling teaches behaviour by demonstration.

Assertiveness training teaches expression of needs.

Systematic desensitisation reduces anxiety with a hierarchy and relaxation.

It tests Behaviour therapy: aversion therapy in Psychiatry. Its use is limited by ethical and efficacy concerns. Disulfiram acts as a chemical aversive.

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

Learn each diagnosis by its core features and its first-line treatment. Then use the flashcards and the other Psychiatry questions on this site to test what stuck.

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