Mitra's Case
The one target issue I am going to focus on in Mitra’s case is her avoidance to plan for the baby. The neutral stimulus in this case is the pregnancy. Thoughts of the pregnancy result in the unconditioned stimulus of shame and fear. The family’s culture which believes that regardless of whether the sexual encounter had been forced, there is great shame in having had sex before marriage. The unconditioned response is curiosity; when she feels movement from the baby she becomes curious about the baby. The conditioned stimulus is the baby’s movement. Another conditioned stimulus in this case is medical appointments. Mitra doesn’t want to think about the future of the baby, but knows that with each medical appointment she is closer to having the