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train

1. vb. to teach or condition an individual to perform certain responses, behaviors, tasks, or activities, particularly in a learning experiment.

2. n. a succession of mild electrical impulses, such as is given in brain stimulation.

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November 28th 2024

indirect method of therapy

indirect method of therapy

a method of conducting therapy, particularly exemplified by client-centered therapy, in which the therapist does not attempt to direct the client’s communication or evaluate the client’s remarks, although he or she may refer back to the client’s remarks or restate them (see restatement).