Counterconditioning

Question 1

What is Pavlovian conditioning?

Answer 1

Any procedure by which an event comes to elicit a response by being paired with an event that elicits that response.

Question 2

What is counterconditioning?

Answer 2

The use of Pavlovian conditioning to undo the adverse effects of earlier conditioning

Question 3

What is desensitization training?

Answer 3

Any form of counterconditioning that reduces an inappropriate negative response to an event

Question 4

What does Wolpe’s procedure of systematic desensitization consist of?

Answer 4

Constructing a hierarchy, relaxation training, and counterconditioning

Question 5

What is in vivo desensitization?

Answer 5

Using actual situations while doing desensitization

Question 6

What is self-desensitization?

Answer 6

Undergoing the procedure of desensitization without the help of a therapist

Question 7

What is the difference between systematic desensitization and flooding?

Answer 7

Flooding abandons the hierarchy and the gradual pace of therapy

Question 8

What is flooding?

Answer 8

The client is asked to imagine the most upsetting situation right from the beginning

Question 9

What is sensitization training?

Answer 9

Any form of counterconditioning that reduces an inappropriate positive response to an event

Question 10

What is covert sensitization?

Answer 10

Similar to aversive therapy, but the objects or situations are imagined

Question 11

What are the rules for counterconditioning?

Answer 11

1. Define the target behavior.
2. Identify the stimuli to be paired.
3. Pair the appropriate stimuli.
4. Monitor results.