What does "behavior therapy" mean?

psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior

Behavior therapy

Q: What is a synonym for "behavior therapy"?

Common synonyms include: behavior modification, behavioral therapy, behaviorism, biofeedback, counseling, encounter therapy.

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psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior wordnet

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behavior modification behavioral therapy behaviorism biofeedback counseling encounter therapy

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psychoanalysis

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