aversion therapy
aversion therapy · aversion therapies
аверсивная терапия
A behavior therapy procedure designed to decrease an undesirable behavior by…A behavior therapy procedure designed to decrease an undesirable behavior by associating it with an aversive stimulus, thereby creating a negative conditioned response.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A behavior therapy procedure designed to decrease an undesirable behavior by associating it with an aversive stimulus, thereby creating a negative conditioned response.
аверси́вная терапи́яaversívnaja terapíja
More definitions
- 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)
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while being subjected to discomfort:
Forms
plural: aversion therapies| Singular | aversion therapy |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable