counterconditioning

counterconditioning definition - medical

coun·ter·con·di·tion·ing (kounˌtər-kən-dĭshˈə-nĭng)

noun
Any of a group of conditioning techniques used to replace a negative conditioned response to a stimulus with a positive response.

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