behavior therapy
noun Psychology.
a form of therapy emphasizing the correction of a person's undesirable behavior through Pavlovian conditioning, aversive therapy, or similar learning techniques.
Origin of behavior therapy
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby behavior therapy
Medical definitions for behavior therapy
behavior therapy
n.
A form of psychotherapy that uses basic learning techniques to modify maladaptive behavior patterns by substituting new responses to given stimuli for undesirable ones.
behavior modification