A classical conditioning explanation for PTSD suggests that the:
A) traumatic event is a CS.
B) stimuli that occur with the traumatic event are CSs.
C) fear that occurs once the trauma is gone is a UR.
D) stimuli that occur with the traumatic event are USs.

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In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus (CS) is an originally neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus (US), eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response. In the context of PTSD, stimuli that occur with the traumatic event (e.g., sounds, smells, locations) can become CSs because they become associated with the trauma (the US) and can trigger fear responses (CR) even in the absence of the traumatic event itself.

A Classical Conditioning Explanation for PTSD Suggests That The