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Thought-stopping
Thought-stopping refer to techniques strategies that involve finding ways to stop intrusive thoughts. It is a cognitive-behavioral method in which the patient learns to stop having anxiety-provoking thoughts.
It used aversive stimuli to interrupt or prevent upsetting thoughts.
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