Odors, for example, are aversive at first, but the body adapts.

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If you read my piece last week about Karen Klein you know that witnessing a video of someone getting bullied can create a psychologically aversive state.

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What this research showed was that when co-workers witness the bullying of other co-workers they too suffer a psychologically aversive state, they too want to do something to feel better.

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You can adapt to aversive conditions and procedures.

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