Intermittent reinforcement is the core mechanism behind trauma bonding. It covers disparate phenomena such as giving false hopes and approachavoidance repetition compulsion in Borderline Personality Disorder.

There are 4 types of intermittent reinforcement:

Fixed interval schedule(FI)

Variable Interval schedule (VI)

Fixed ratio schedule (FR)

Variable Ratio Schedule (VR)

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