aversion therapy
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.23 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A behavior therapy procedure designed to decrease an undesirable behavior by associating it with an aversive stimulus, thereby creating a negative conditioned response.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "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 "feminine" behavior.)"