covert sensitization

cov·ert sen·si·ti·za·tion

aversive conditioning or training to rid oneself of an unwanted behavior during which the patient is taught to imagine unpleasant and related aversive consequences while engaging in the unwanted habit.

cov·ert sen·si·ti·za·tion

(kō-vĕrt' sen'si-tī-zā'shŭn) Aversive conditioning or training to abolish an unwanted behavior, during which the patient is taught to imagine unpleasant and related aversive consequences while engaging in the unwanted habit.