aversion therapy
Britishnoun
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About 15 years ago, Australian scientists designed a kind of aversion therapy.
From Science Magazine ● Oct. 11, 2023
When I finish an episode, I feel like I’ve just wrapped a session of aversion therapy.
From Slate ● Mar. 6, 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
A spokesperson for Queen's University Belfast said that, regrettably, aversion therapy was used in a number of situations in the past.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2019
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