Counterconditioning reduces cue-induced craving and actual cue-elicited consumption.
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Cue-induced craving is not easily reduced by an extinction or exposure procedure and may constitute an important route toward relapse in addictive behavior after treatment. In the present study, we investigated the effectiveness of counterconditioning as an alternative procedure to reduce cue-induced craving, in a nonclinical population. We found that a cue, initially paired with chocolate consumption, did not cease to elicit craving for chocolate after extinction (repeated presentation of the cue without chocolate consumption), but did so after counterconditioning (repeated pairing of the cue with consumption of a highly disliked liquid, Polysorbate 20). This effect persisted after 1 week. Counterconditioning moreover was more effective than extinction in disrupting reported expectancy to get to eat chocolate, and also appeared to be more effective in reducing actual cue-elicited chocolate consumption. These results suggest that counterconditioning may be more promising than cue exposure for the prevention of relapse in addictive behavior.
- KU Leuven Belgium
- University of Amsterdam Netherlands
- Universiteit van Amsterdam
- Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Belgium
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Adult, Male, Adolescent, 1702 Cognitive Sciences, 150, FLAVOR PREFERENCES, VALENCE, Social Sciences, FEAR, RELAPSE, Extinction, Psychological, counterconditioning, Young Adult, Conditioning, Psychological, UNCONDITIONED STIMULUS, Psychology, CONTEXTUAL CONTROL, MULTIPLE CONTEXTS, Humans, EXPOSURE, human appetitive conditioning, relapse, Psychology, Experimental, craving, extinction, Experimental Psychology, US-REVALUATION, Feeding Behavior, Behavior, Addictive, EXTINCTION, 1701 Psychology, 52 Psychology, Female
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