The textbook states that many people with PTSD attempt to avoid the environmental cues associated with the trauma,such as loud noises.In the language of classical conditioning,a traumatic reaction to these cues is called a(n):

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In classical conditioning, a conditioned response is a learned response to a previously neutral stimulus (conditioned stimulus) that is now associated with a particular outcome or event (unconditioned stimulus). In the case of PTSD, the traumatic event serves as the unconditioned stimulus, and environmental cues associated with the trauma become the conditioned stimuli that trigger a conditioned response (e.g. anxiety or fear). Therefore, the traumatic reaction to environmental cues associated with the trauma is a conditioned response.

The Textbook States That Many People with PTSD Attempt to Avoid