therapy : Idioms & Phrases

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autogenic therapy

  • noun training patients in self-induced relaxation
    autogenic training; autogenics.
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aversion therapy

  • noun any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success)
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behavior therapy

  • noun psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
    behavior modification.
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client-centered therapy

  • noun a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session
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electroconvulsive therapy

  • noun the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
    ECT; electroconvulsive therapy; electroshock.
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electroshock therapy

  • noun the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
    ECT; electroconvulsive therapy; electroshock.
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exposure therapy

  • noun a form of behavior therapy in which a survivor confronts feelings or phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event and relives it in the therapy situation
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family therapy

  • noun any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole
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group therapy

  • noun psychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapist; interactions among the members are considered to be therapeutic
    group psychotherapy.
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herbal therapy

  • noun the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
    phytotherapy; botanical medicine.
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highly active antiretroviral therapy

  • noun a combination of protease inhibitors taken with reverse transcriptase inhibitors; used in treating AIDS and HIV
    HAART; drug cocktail.
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hormone replacement therapy

  • noun hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
    HRT; hormone replacement therapy.
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hormone-replacement therapy

  • noun hormones (estrogen and progestin) are given to postmenopausal women; believed to protect them from heart disease and osteoporosis
    HRT; hormone replacement therapy.
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implosion therapy

  • noun a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
    flooding.
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inflation therapy

  • noun therapy in which water or oxygen or a drug is introduced into the respiratory tract with inhaled air
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infrared therapy

  • noun the use of infrared radiation (as by infrared lamps or heating pads or hot water bottles) to relieve pain and increase circulation to a particular area of the body
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insulin shock therapy

  • noun the administration of sufficient insulin to induce convulsions and coma
    insulin shock; insulin shock treatment.
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megavitamin therapy

  • noun therapy based on a theory that taking very large doses of vitamins will prevent or cure physical or psychological disorders
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metrazol shock therapy

  • noun the administration of sufficient Metrazol to induce convulsions and coma
    metrazol shock; metrazol shock treatment.
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occupational therapy

  • noun therapy based on engagement in meaningful activities of daily life, especially to enable or encourage participation in such activities in spite of impairments or limitations in physical or mental functions
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physical therapy

  • noun therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and other modalities
    physiotherapy; physiatrics.
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play therapy

  • noun form of psychotherapy for children that uses play situations for diagnosis or treatment
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radiation therapy

  • noun (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance
    radiotherapy; irradiation; radiation; actinotherapy.
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radium therapy

  • noun the use of radium in radiation therapy
    Curietherapy.
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reciprocal-inhibition therapy

  • noun a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
    reciprocal inhibition.
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shock therapy

  • noun treatment of certain psychotic states by the administration of shocks that are followed by convulsions
    shock treatment.
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speech therapy

  • noun any therapy intended to correct a disorder of speech
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thrombolytic therapy

  • noun therapy consisting of the administration of a pharmacological agent to cause thrombolysis of an abnormal blood clot
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x-ray therapy

  • noun the therapeutic use of X rays
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