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14 Cards in this Set
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Unconditioned Stimulus (US)
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Stimulus that elicits a reflexive response without conditioning
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Unconditioned Response (UR)
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Reflexive response elicited by a US
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Conditioned stimulus (CS)
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Stimulus that only elicits response after conditioning
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Conditioned response (CR)
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Response elicited by CS
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Acquisition
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Presentation of neutral stimulus followed by unconditioned stimulus; result is that neutral stimulus elicits conditioned response
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Extinction
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Presentation of conditioned stimulus in absence of unconditioned stimulus; result is that conditioned response diminishes in strength
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IF US is undesirable
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Escape from US
Prepare to deal with US |
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If US is desirable
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Deal with US quickly
Deal with US more effectively |
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Applications
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Real-life conditioning
Conditioned emotional responses |
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Phobia
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Intense unnatural fear that impedes normal conduct of life.
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Flooding
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Client exposed to feared stimulus without feared consequences - fear response extinguishes
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Virtual Therapy
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Like flooding except that client confronts feared stimulus in virtual reality
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Systematic desensitization
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Remove connection between phobia-inducing stimulus and phobic response. Replace with connection between phobia-inducing stimulus and relaxation response.
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Aversion therapy
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Therapy in which stimuli associated with maladaptive response are paired with aversive stimuli, so that they come to evoke a negative reaction in the client
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