Question

An underlying assumption of Behavior Therapy is that any behavior that is learned can also be unlearned. What is your opinion regarding this assumption? Be sure to adequately explain your answer. In other words, “I agree” or “I disagree” or “it depends” followed by an example from your personal life, would not be an adequate explanation. Why do you agree, disagree, or think “it depends”? If you are aware of any psychological body of knowledge that supports your position, include it as an in-text citation.

Answer 1

• I do agree with this assumption,since behaviourism is based on learning through observation,there are wide varieties of behaviours which are faulty that we learn that can lead to abnormal behaviours in us and that is why these faulty behaviours need to unlearned for a healthy living. So,yes it does depend on the kind of behaviour you observe and learn,whether is positive or negative.
• For instance,when I was in college I did get into drugs because I just wanted to try and feel how it goes,soon I got used to used and developed drug behaviour.I was not able to concentrate without it and my behaviour became erratic and weird. And ultimately,when ,my parents realised the problem,they took me to a psychologist who used this behavioural therapy to get rid or unlearn this faulty behaviour which was making me an addict.
• He used aversion therapy to make me unlearn the drug behaviour,my inducing some nausea producing substance in my drug which with sessions,I developed an aversion to and ultimately left it and got over it.