Medical term:
aversive
aversive
(ə-vûr′sĭv, -zĭv)adj.
Causing avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior by using an unpleasant or punishing stimulus, as in techniques of behavior modification.
a·ver′sive·ly adv.
a·ver′sive·ness n.
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a·ver·sive
(ă-vĕŕsiv)Denotes type of therapy using unpleasant stimuli that seeks to cause a patient to avoid one or more transgressive behaviors.
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