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aversion therapy

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aversion therapy
n.
A type of behavior therapy designed to modify antisocial habits or addictions by creating a strong association with a disagreeable or painful stimulus.
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Certainly there's an ugly history of quackery and mistreatment--one theory of homosexuality was that gay men's nerves were misrouted from the penis to the anus and "treatments" have included lobotomy, castration, electroshock, and aversion therapy.
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If none of these measures work, then aversion therapy may be the only solution.
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Officials alleged he was tied up and fed alcohol as aversion therapy.
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