Demonstrates psychological treatment of a chronic alcoholic patient. Conditioning with electric shock is used to develop aversion to alcohol in an experimental form of behavior therapy. Emphasises the need for cooperation of all involved with the patient and the complexity of the problem.
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ACMI Identifier
006717
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Alcoholism - Study and teaching
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Psychology - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcohol - Physiological effect
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcoholism
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Alcoholism - Treatment
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behavior therapy
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Behaviorism (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Dependency (Psychology)
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Electric shock
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Mental health
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology - Study and teaching
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Psychology, Applied
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)