If a therapist gives Henry,who is suffering from alcoholism,a drink laced with a nausea-inducing drug so that he feels like throwing up after drinking the alcohol,it can be concluded that the therapist is implementing the technique of

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The therapist is using aversive conditioning by pairing the unwanted behavior (drinking alcohol) with an unpleasant stimulus (nausea-inducing drug) in order to reduce the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. Systematic desensitization is a technique used for anxiety disorders, transference is a phenomenon in which the patient transfers emotions onto the therapist, and free association is a psychoanalytic technique used to access unconscious thoughts and feelings.

If a Therapist Gives Henry,who Is Suffering from Alcoholism,a Drink