The article discusses how conditioned responses shape our emotions and behaviors as adults, emphasizing that these responses form habits which are triggered by environmental cues, physiological states, and mental conditions. These habits, rooted in efficiency, can make it difficult to implement positive changes in times of stress or physical constraint. However, Emotional Reconditioning (ERC) serves as a therapeutic approach to change ingrained habits, promoting a healthier, more internally regulated self that fosters improved emotional well-being.
By the time we're adults, emotions occur almost exclusively by conditioned responses. We feel the same way whenever certain things happen in certain physiological and mental states.
Conditioned responses form habits. It's easy to form a habit; all we need do is repeatedly act on conditioned emotions. Habits are something you do automatically, without thinking.
Due to their mental efficiency, habits dominate under stress and when physical resources are low, making it hard to maintain positive change.
Emotional reconditioning (ERC) changes habits, allowing a coherent, internally regulated self to emerge, fostering better emotional regulation.
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