Aversion-therapy definitions

A type of behavior therapy designed to modify undesirable or antisocial habits or addictions by creating a strong association with a disagreeable or painful stimulus.
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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.
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A type of behavior therapy designed to modify undesirable or antisocial habits or addictions by creating a strong association with a disagreeable or painful stimulus.
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  • Outpatient electric shock aversion therapy lasted for weeks or in some cases up to two years.

  • shock therapyelectric shock aversion therapy lasted for weeks or in some cases up to two years.

  • Emetics are sometimes used in aversion therapy in place of electric shock.

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