reinforcement counseling

a behavioral approach to counseling based on the idea that behavior is learned and can be predictably modified by various techniques that strengthen or weaken it through schedules of positive or negative reinforcement. See also reinforcement therapy.

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January 15th 2025

morphophilia

n. interest in sexual partners whose body characteristics (e.g., height, weight, skin and hair color) are different from one’s own.