aversion therapy

aversion therapy noun: a behavior therapy procedure designed to decrease an undesirable behavior by associating it with an aversive stimulus, thereby creating a negative conditioned response.

Noun

aversion therapy (countable and uncountable, plural aversion therapies)

A behavior therapy procedure designed to decrease an undesirable behavior by associating it with an aversive stimulus, thereby creating a negative conditioned response.
- Dr. O.I. Lovass, Director of the UCLA Psychology clinic, has offered free treatment involving shock and other forms of aversion therapy for male children ages 3 to 7 who show gay tendencies (such as playing with dolls, aversion to boy's games and violence, being too friendly with girls, or using...1973 December 22, Satya, “It Is Not We Who Must Change”, in Gay Community News, volume 1, number 27, page 3

aversion therapy meaning in Kannada

aversion therapy in Kannada

ಹೇವರಿಕೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ

Forms of aversion therapy

plural	aversion therapies

Questions about aversion therapy

What does aversion therapy mean?: Aversion therapy means a behavior therapy procedure designed to decrease an undesirable behavior by associating it with an aversive stimulus, thereby creating a negative conditioned response.
What is aversion therapy in Kannada?: Aversion therapy in Kannada is ಹೇವರಿಕೆ ಚಿಕಿತ್ಸೆ. See Aversion therapy meaning in Kannada.
What part of speech is aversion therapy?: Aversion therapy is a noun.
What is the plural of aversion therapy?: The plural of aversion therapy is aversion therapies.

Words near aversion therapy in the dictionary

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