The tendency to repeatedly engage in an activity or ingesting a substance to experience the pleasure is known as “addiction.” Addiction towards narcotics such as alcohol, cocaine, heroin and other chemicals that affect mood and behaviour not only affects the psychological status of the person, but also the financial and social status.
Aversion therapy is a psychiatric therapy which is used to treat the patients to leave their undesirable habits. In this therapy patient’s desired habit is coupled with using of the noxious substance (like ammonia or disulfiram) or mild shock simultaneously. This helps the patient to avoid the destructive habit.
Addiction affects the decision making skills and memory. It adversely affects the efficiency of the person, and most of these people are less likely to work and are more prone to engage in anti-social activities.
Thus, the options (b), (d) and (a) are incorrect.
In this therapy patient’s desired habit is coupled with using of the noxious substance (like ammonia or disulfiram) or mild shock simultaneously. This helps the patient to avoid the destructive habit.
Therefore, the correct option is – c. disulfiram.