Describe How Aversion Therapy Could Be Used as a Treatment

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Essay

Describe how aversion therapy could be used as a treatment for alcoholism, including Roger Vogler's work, the concept of response-contingent shocks, and why the use of this type of therapy is justified.

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Definitions:

Cultural Relativity

A principle that suggests the beliefs, values, and practices of a culture should be understood based on that culture's own context, rather than judged against the criteria of another.

Acute Stress Disorder

A mental health condition characterized by immediate psychological distress following exposure to a traumatic event, lasting from three days to one month.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

A psychiatric disorder that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event.

Dissociative Disorders

A group of mental disorders characterized by a disconnection and lack of continuity between thoughts, memories, surroundings, actions, and identity.