Asked by Chandler Mcfarlane on May 16, 2024

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________ is used to extinguish sexual responses to objects or situations a person with a paraphilia finds arousing, by exposing them to painful but harmless electric shocks or loud bursts of noise while viewing photographs of what arouses them.

A) Transcranial magnetic stimulation
B) Aversion therapy
C) Electroconvulsive therapy
D) Vagus nerve stimulation

Aversion Therapy

Treatment that involves the pairing of unpleasant stimuli with deviant or maladaptive sources of pleasure in order to induce an aversive reaction to the formerly pleasurable stimulus.

Sexual Responses

The physiological and psychological reactions of an individual to sexual stimulation.

Loud Bursts of Noise

Sudden, intense sounds that can cause startling reactions and potential hearing damage.

  • Familiarize oneself with the assorted therapeutic and interventional approaches to paraphilias and gender dysphoria.
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marlee ebaloMay 17, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Aversion therapy is the technique used to extinguish sexual responses to objects or situations a person with a paraphilia finds arousing by exposing them to painful but harmless electric shocks or loud bursts of noise while viewing photographs of what arouses them. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, electroconvulsive therapy, and vagus nerve stimulation have no proven effectiveness in treating paraphilias.