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: 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. This is why many doctors will recommend people in substance use recovery to avoid situations and environments they associate with the substance use to avoid triggering a relapse. Classical conditioning in therapies
Two types of mental health therapies are often considered counterconditioning: exposure therapy
aversion therapy
Exposure therapies are often used for anxiety disorders and phobias. The person is exposed to what they fear. Over time they’re conditioned to no longer fear it.