Which Therapeutic Technique Uses Punishment and Other Strategies to Create

question 5

Multiple Choice

Which therapeutic technique uses punishment and other strategies to create a negative response to a stimulus?

• A)flooding
• B)aversive conditioning
• C)systematic desensitization
• D)electroconvulsive therapy

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Definitions:

Aggression

Actions aimed at causing physical or mental damage to another person.

Frustration-Aggression Hypothesis

A psychological theory proposing that aggression is often a result of frustration caused by blocked goals.

Excitation-Transfer Model

The expression of aggression is a function of learnt behaviour, some excitation from another source, and the person’s interpretation of the arousal state.

Arousal

A psychological and physiological state of being awake and reactive to stimuli.