Endorphins Have Effects Similar to Natural Opiates

question 7

True/False

Endorphins have effects similar to natural opiates.

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Definitions:

Mary Cover Jones

An early psychologist known for her work in desensitization therapy, helping to lay the foundation for behavior therapy.

Joseph Wolpe

A South African psychiatrist best known for developing systematic desensitization, a method used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other anxiety disorders.

Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy

A counterconditioning technique that treats anxiety through creative electronic simulations in which people can safely face their greatest fears, such as airplane flying, spiders, or public speaking.

Aversive Conditioning

A type of behavior conditioning where an unpleasant or painful stimulus is used to reduce the likelihood of a behavior reoccurring.