The development of panic disorder can be explained by classical conditioning. Classical conditioning involves pairing a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that produces emotional or physical responses. In the case of panic disorder, it can develop by pairing a neutral stimulus (heart palpitations) with an event that produces anxiety and panic attacks (being in places where help […]
Is PTSD classical conditioning?
PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder) is an extreme form of classical conditioning. Let’s go through an example of how conditioned fear arises in PTSD. So let’s say you are driving your car and you get into a head-on collision with another vehicle travelling towards you in the other lane. Let’s say the collision was severe, causing the […]
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Can You Develop A Fear Of Heights Through Classical Conditioning?
Yes, you can develop a fear of heights through classical conditioning. So the basic idea for classical conditioning is this: an unconditioned stimulus (US) naturally produces an unconditioned response (UR). But when you pair a US with a conditioned stimulus (CS), then this continues to produce the UR. After multiple pairings, the CS can be presented alone to […]
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