Lexic.us

Definition of Aversion therapy

1. Noun. 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).

Medical Definition of Aversion therapy

1. A form of behaviour therapy that pairs an unpleasant stimulus with undesirable behaviour(s) so that the patient learns to avoid the latter. See: aversive training. (05 Mar 2000)

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Literary usage of Aversion therapy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Neither Created Nor Evolved: Living Joyously Without a Creator by Walter Prytulak (2001)
"Thus for a very short while Anectine became a tool in aversion therapy in alcohol abuse disorders. I do not know how the medico-legal requirement of patient ..."

2. Alcohol and Health: Seventh Special Report to the Us Congress by Louis Sullivan (1997)
"aversion therapy aversion therapy is based on conditioning theory that postulates that the sight, smell, and taste of alcohol will acquire aversive ..."

3. Players in the Game: Destiny of Doom by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1993)
"There are two corollaries of operant conditioning: aversion therapy and ... aversion therapy uses unpleasant reinforcement to a response which is ..."

4. Political Psychos by Gyeorgos Ceres Hatonn (1994)
"There are two corollaries of operant conditioning: aversion therapy and ... aversion therapy uses unpleasant reinforcement to a response which is ..."

5. The Sex Offender: Theoretical Advances, Treating Special Populations and ...by Schwartz, Barbara K Schwartz by Schwartz, Barbara K Schwartz (1999)
"Shame aversion therapy. Journal of Behavior Therapy and Experimental Psychiatry, 1, 217—226. Serber, M., & Wolpe, J. (1966). Behavior therapy techniques. ..."

6. Assessing Alcohol Problems: A Guide for Clinicians and Researchers by John P. Allen, Megan Columbus (1997)
"Cannon, DS, and Baker, TB Emetic and electric shock alcohol aversion therapy: Assessment of conditioning. / Consult Clin Psychol 49:20- 33, 1981. ..."

7. More Than a Name: State-Sponsored Homophobia and Its Consequences in by Scott Long, A. Widney Brown, Gail Cooper (2003)
"... SADF members who were identified as lesbian or gay were subjected to aversion therapy—electroshock treatment designed to alter their sexual orientation, ..."

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