Explain the Options for Treating Abusers

question 111

Essay

Explain the options for treating abusers.How would functionalists explain the existence of such programs? What do you think should be done with abusers?

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Definitions:

Learned Desire

A preference or craving developed through experience or conditioning rather than inherent or instinctual.

Secondary Reinforcers

Stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, not inherently rewarding but learned to be so.

Fixed Interval Schedule

A schedule of reinforcement where the first response is rewarded only after a specified amount of time has elapsed.

Reinforcement Given

In behavioral psychology, a stimulus or reward that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.