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AVERSION THERAPY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("aversion therapy" is a kind of...):
behavior modification; behavior therapy (psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior)
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