therapy


Definition: Meaning of, therapy in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈθɛrəpi /

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therapy therapies
  1. [uncountable and countable] the treatment of an illness or injury over a fairly long period of time
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  2. [uncountable] the treatment or examination of someone's mental problems by talking to them for a long time about their feelings [=  psychotherapy]
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therapy used in phrases

  • X-ray therapy (noun)
    1. the therapeutic use of X rays
  • autogenic therapy (noun)
    1. training patients in self-induced relaxation
  • aversion therapy (noun)
    1. but with little success any technique of behaviour modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behaviour in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse
  • behavior therapy (noun)
    1. psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
  • behaviour therapy (noun)
    1. psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behaviour by reinforcing desired behaviour and extinguishing undesired behaviour
  • client-centered therapy (noun)
    1. a method of psychotherapy developed by Carl Rogers in which the client determines the focus and pace of each session
  • electric shock therapy (noun)
    1. a method of treatment for mental illness that involves sending electricity through someone's brain [=  ECT]
  • electro-convulsive therapy (noun)
    1. ELECTRIC SHOCK THERAPY
  • electroconvulsive therapy (noun)
    1. the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
  • electroshock therapy (noun)
    1. the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma
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