behavior therapy

noun

Psychology.

1. a form of therapy emphasizing the correction of a person's undesirable behavior through Pavlovian conditioning, aversive therapy, or similar learning techniques.

Word History and Origins

Origin of behavior therapy¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

For the past three years, she’s been home with her twin daughters as they went through intensive behavior therapy for autism.

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He recently participated in a 10-week dialectical behavior therapy class, but he didn’t get the connection and support he received in past in-person group settings, he said.

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In my own life, I find myself thinking about the philosophy underpinning dialectical behavior therapy, an approach designed for the most challenging situations and intense emotions: learning to simultaneously wholeheartedly accept and change.

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A signpost with six arrows on it sent users to different activities, each based on methods shown to improve mental health, such as dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness-based stress reduction.

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Cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy are commonly used in substance abuse treatment.

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