Article: Covert Sensitization
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology;      642 words ...Covert sensitization An aversion therapy that reduces ... an unpleasant consequence. Covert sensitization was first described in the mid ... pedophilia and exhibitionism. Covert sensitization discourages people from engaging ...

Article: Covert sensitization revisited: Six case studies
American Journal of Clinical Hypnosis;  July 1, 2006 ;     405 words ... ... amp; Kraft, D. (2005). Covert sensitization revisited: Six case studies. Contemporary ... reduction in the overall popularity of covert sensitization with therapists and their patients ... the best treatment strategy for covert sensitization should involve paring the aversive ...

Article: Q: is public shaming of undesirable behavior good ...
Insight on the News;  June 30, 1997 ;     700+ words ..."Have you no shame, sir?" That sentence has haunted conservatives since the Army-McCarthy hearings of the fifties, when it was directed at the Communist-hunting senator by a liberal lawyer. As journalist Carl Horowitz aptly has documented in The American Prospect, conservatives have begun to use

Article: Aversive Conditioning
Gale Encyclopedia of Psychology;      594 words ... ... pajamas when he wakes up wet at night. In a variation of aversive conditioning called covert sensitization , the client imagines the undesirable behavior instead of actually engaging in it, and then either imagines or is exposed to an unpleasant ...

Fetishism.(Behavioral Health Advisor 2006)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... sound. You try to keep feedback within a certain range while you are exposed to sexually exciting material. In covert sensitization, you first relax and picture scenes that excite you. Then you imagine something negative, such as getting ...

Kleptomania.(Behavioral Health Advisor 2006)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... conditioning techniques. Aversive conditioning involves using negative stimuli to reduce or eliminate a behavior. In covert sensitization, you first relax and imagine stealing. The you imagine something negative, such as getting your hand stuck ...

Sadism.(Behavioral Health Advisor 2006)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Clinical Reference Systems;  November 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... therapy can be an effective way to treat this disorder. There are several kinds of conditioning therapy: * Covert sensitization. In this therapy, you first relax and picture scenes that excite you. Then you imagine something negative ...