behavior_modification | ||
1. | [ noun ] (medicine,psychology) psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior | |
Synonyms: | behavior_therapy | |
Related terms: | psychotherapy desensitization_technique aversion_therapy implosion_therapy reciprocal_inhibition token_economy assertiveness_training | |