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attack therapy

attack therapy noun: a discredited psychotherapeutic technique where the patient is harangued aggressively in order to be 'broken down' or 'gotten to'.

Noun

attack therapy (uncountable)

  1. A discredited psychotherapeutic technique where the patient is harangued aggressively in order to be 'broken down' or 'gotten to'.

Questions about attack therapy

What does attack therapy mean?
Attack therapy means a discredited psychotherapeutic technique where the patient is harangued aggressively in order to be 'broken down' or 'gotten to'.
What part of speech is attack therapy?
Attack therapy is a noun.

Words near attack therapy in the dictionary

  1. attack plan
  2. attack plans
  3. attack rate
  4. attack surface
  5. attack surfaces
  6. attack therapy
  7. attack time
  8. attack times
  9. attack timing
  10. attack timings
  11. attack transport

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