BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

Pronunciation:		bi'heyvyur `mâdufu'keyshun
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior

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	Synonyms:	behavior therapy

	See Also:	assertiveness training, aversion therapy, desensitisation procedure, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitization technique, flooding, implosion therapy, psychotherapy, reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal-inhibition therapy, systematic desensitisation, systematic desensitization, token economy