Aversion Therapy (Description)

Aversion Therapy (Description)

1. Aversion therapy is used in classical conditioning. Classical conditioning can be used to get rid of bad or undesirable behaviour.

2. During aversion therapy, patients are made to think of the undesirable experience that they enjoy, for example a violent criminal may be forced to watch acts of violence.

3. Another example is for alcoholics - drinking whilst being given electric shocks

4. An example is to treat alcoholics. Antabuse is a emetic drug which causes vomiting if it is combined with alcohol. Through classical conditioning, drinking alcohol is removed.