behavior therapy (n)
behavior modification (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 04
def psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
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Hypernym psychotherapy
Hyponym assertiveness training; aversion therapy; desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation; implosion therapy, flooding; reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal-inhibition therapy; token economy
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Hyponym psychotherapy
Hypernym assertiveness training; aversion therapy; desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation; implosion therapy, flooding; reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal-inhibition therapy; token economy

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