In classical conditioning therapies,maladaptive symptoms are usually considered to be

A) unconditioned stimuli.
B) conditioned stimuli.
C) unconditioned responses.
D) conditioned responses.

Conditioned Responses

Reactions that are learned through the process of conditioning, where an initially neutral stimulus becomes associated with a particular environmental cue.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response which is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Unconditioned Stimuli

Unconditioned stimuli are any stimuli that can naturally and automatically trigger a response without any learning process.