aversion therapy

British  

noun

1. psychiatry a method of suppressing an undesirable habit, such as excessive smoking, by causing the subject to associate an unpleasant effect, such as an electric shock or nausea, with the habit

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Example Sentences

About 15 years ago, Australian scientists designed a kind of aversion therapy.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 11, 2023

But mostly this struck me as the sort of spot you might encounter in aversion therapy.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2020

Burgs tells me his silent retreats and meditation courses are a form of aversion therapy, whereby people can confront their fear of doing nothing until it eventually dissipates.

From The Guardian • Dec. 27, 2019

It stated that the use of electrical aversion therapy was rare by that stage.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2019

John identified a psychologist, who was an academic at Queen's University at the time, as the person responsible for his aversion therapy.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2019