Rachel goes to a therapist for treatment of her drinking problem.The therapist makes her drink alcohol at the same time she takes a drug that induces nausea and vomiting.Her therapist is using ________.

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The therapist is using aversive conditioning by pairing the unwanted behavior (drinking alcohol) with a unpleasant consequence (nausea and vomiting induced by the drug). This is done in order to discourage Rachel from drinking in the future. Negative reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of behavior, covert sensitization is a form of aversive conditioning that uses imagination instead of actual exposure to the unwanted behavior, and skills training involves teaching new behaviors to replace unwanted ones. None of these options accurately describe the therapy used by Rachel's therapist.

Rachel Goes to a Therapist for Treatment of Her Drinking