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A discredited psychotherapeutic technique where the patient is harangued aggressively in order to be 'broken down' or 'gotten to'.

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attack therapy

Source Word

attack therapy

Noun

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A discredited psychotherapeutic technique where the patient is harangued aggressively in order to be 'broken down' or 'gotten to'.

Japanese Meaning

患者に対し攻撃的な言動で精神状態を「破壊」し、変化を促そうとする、非推奨の心理療法手法。

She left the program after experiencing attack therapy that left her feeling humiliated and distrustful of clinicians.

彼女は、患者を激しく責め立てて打ちのめすことを狙う対決的療法を受け、屈辱感と治療者への不信感を抱いたため、プログラムを辞めた。

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A discredited psychotherapeutic technique where the patient is harangued aggressively in order to be 'broken down' or 'gotten to'.