| NOUN | act | aversion therapy | any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way |
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| Meaning | Any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success). | |
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| Broader | behavior therapy, behavior modification | psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior |
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