When People Experience a Traumatic Event, They Can Sometimes Develop

question 204

Multiple Choice

When people experience a traumatic event, they can sometimes develop classically conditioned associations with otherwise unrelated stimuli that were present in the environment at the time of the trauma. Imagine this happens to Fredrick with a song playing on the radio during a car accident. If Fredrick wanted to try to 'undo' this learned association, what kind of treatment could help with that goal?

• A)hypnosis
• B)cognitive-behavioural therapy
• C)exposure therapy
• D)aversion therapy
• E)selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI)

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