MaryBeth has awful and frequent thoughts of suicide. Her therapist wants those thoughts to be eliminated as soon as possible. The therapist decides to pair the suicidal thoughts with the repugnant smell of ammonia with the intent that MaryBeth will eventually avoid engaging in suicidal thoughts. MaryBeth's therapist is using the _____ technique.

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Pairing thoughts of suicide (the unwanted behavior)with an offensive smell (ammonia), with hopes that the unwanted behavior will decrease, is aversion therapy.

MaryBeth Has Awful and Frequent Thoughts of Suicide