aversion therapy

Noun

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)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

therapy conditioning reinforcement counseling counselling retraining shock treatment behavior therapy behavior modification reward system fear-aversion therapy program behavioral therapy preventive therapy

Hypernyms

behavior therapy behavior modification

Close letter words and terms

averseness aversio aversion aversion to aversion to air aversion to being alone