Donald suffers from a shoe fetish that is making it difficult for him to function in his daily life,so he turns to therapy for help.The therapist has him look at photos of shoes and non-shoes while he is hooked up to a machine that measures his pulse and another machine that can deliver shocks.If his pulse rises above resting level for any shoe picture,then he receives a brief but relatively painful shock.What type of therapy is Donald trying?

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Donald is undergoing aversion therapy, which uses punishment (in this case, shock) to reduce the frequency of a targeted behavior (his shoe fetish). The process of pairing an unpleasant stimulus with an undesirable behavior can lead to a decrease in the behavior over time. This is a form of classical conditioning. The other options (token economy, systematic desensitization, flooding) involve different types of behavior therapy that are not being used in this scenario.

Donald Suffers from a Shoe Fetish That Is Making It