The conditioning model of neurosis.

摘要: The long-term persistence of neurotic symptoms, such as anxiety, poses difficult problems for any psychological theory. An attempt is made to revive the Watson-Mowrer conditioning theory and avoid many criticisms directed against it in past. It suggested that recent research has produced changes learning can be used render this possible. In first place, doctrine equipotentiality been shown wrong, some concept Seligman's “preparedness” required, notion certain CS are biologically prepared more readily connected with anxiety responses than others. second law extinction amended, incubation or enhancement added, according which exposure CS-only may, under specified conditions, have effect increasing strength CR, rather reducing it. major conditions favouring (1) Pavlovian B conditioning, a type CR drive; (2) strong UCS, (3) short CS-only.