Bryant loves rich desserts,but he knows that eating high-fat,calorie-laden desserts is bad for his heart.However,he was unable to control his desire for these tasty treats until he read an article in a magazine.The article suggested that every time a person looked at a tempting,but forbidden food,he or she should form a mental image of something disgusting.Bryant has been doing this for the past month and he finds desserts no longer have pleasant associations for him.In this case,Bryant used ____________ to overcome his desire for rich desserts.

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Bryant used aversion therapy to overcome his desire for rich desserts. Aversion therapy involves associating an unwanted behaviour with an unpleasant stimulus in order to decrease the frequency of that behaviour. In this case, forming a mental image of something disgusting whenever he looked at a tempting dessert helped to decrease Bryant's desire for high-fat, calorie-laden desserts.

Bryant Loves Rich Desserts,but He Knows That Eating High-Fat,calorie-Laden Desserts