ALL meanings of aversion therapy
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A a - noun aversion therapy a method of suppressing an undesirable habit, such as excessive smoking, by causing the subject to associate an unpleasant effect, such as an electric shock or nausea, with the habit 3
- noun aversion therapy therapy designed to suppress undesirable behavior, as a compulsion or addiction, by conditioning a person to associate the behavior with an unpleasant or painful stimulus 3
- noun aversion therapy a type of behavior conditioning in which noxious stimuli are associated with undesirable or unwanted behavior that is to be modified or abolished, as the use of nausea-inducing drugs in the treatment of alcoholism. 1
- noun aversion therapy A form of psychological treatment in which the patient is exposed to a stimulus while simultaneously being subjected to some form of discomfort. 0