Title: Classical Conditioning: How It Works and How It Can Be Applied
Headings: Classical Conditioning and How It Relates to Pavlov’s Dog
Classical Conditioning and How It Relates to Pavlov’s Dog
Classical conditioning definition
Classical conditioning process
Terms to know
Stages of Pavlovian conditioning
Before conditioning
During conditioning
After conditioning
Try it for yourself
Examples of classical conditioning
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Classical conditioning vs. operant conditioning
Applications to mental health
Phobias
PTSD
Drug use
Classical conditioning in therapies
Takeaway

Content: The important thing to remember is that phobias are based on irrational fears. Just as classical conditioning may have played a part in “learning” that phobia, it can also help treat it by counterconditioning. If someone is exposed to the object or situation they fear over and over without the negative outcome, classical conditioning can help unlearn the fear. Once you’ve gone in 100 elevators and experienced no panic, you should no longer associate it with panic. PTSD
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a severe anxiety disorder that develops after you experience a traumatic event. It can cause you to feel danger even when you’re safe. This severe anxiety is learned through conditioning. People with PTSD have strong associations surrounding the trauma. Drug use
Conditioning comes into play with people recovering from substance use disorders. People who have used drugs in certain environments or with certain people are often unconsciously conditioned to associate the pleasure of the drug use with these things.