What does therapy mean?

Definitions for therapy
ˈθɛr ə pither·a·py

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. therapynoun

    (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.)

    "the quarterback is undergoing treatment for a knee injury"; "he tried every treatment the doctors suggested"; "heat therapy gave the best relief"

Wiktionary

  1. therapynoun

    Treatment of disease or disability, physical or mental.

  2. therapynoun

    Healing power or quality.

  3. therapyverb

    To treat with a therapy.

  4. therapyverb

    To undergo a therapy.

  5. Etymology: From θεραπεία, from θεραπεύω.

Wikipedia

  1. Therapy

    A therapy or medical treatment (often abbreviated tx, Tx, or Tx) is the attempted remediation of a health problem, usually following a medical diagnosis. As a rule, each therapy has indications and contraindications. There are many different types of therapy. Not all therapies are effective. Many therapies can produce unwanted adverse effects. Medical treatment and therapy are generally considered synonyms. However, in the context of mental health, the term therapy may refer specifically to psychotherapy.

ChatGPT

  1. therapy

    Therapy refers to a range of treatments designed to address mental, emotional, physical or behavioral issues and improve the patient's quality of life. This can include techniques such as psychotherapy, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy etc. It involves regular sessions with a qualified professional who utilizes various methods to help the patient overcome challenges, adopt healthier behaviors, improve their coping skills or manage symptoms of illness.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Therapynoun

    therapeutics

Wikidata

  1. Therapy

    Therapy is a novel by British author David Lodge. The story concerns a successful sitcom writer, Laurence Passmore, plagued by middle-age neuroses and a failed marriage. His only problem seems to be an "internal derangement of the knee" but a mid-life crisis has struck and he is discovering angst. His familiar doses of cognitive therapy, aromatherapy, and acupuncture all offer no help, and he becomes obsessed with the philosophy of Kierkegaard. Moreover, Tubby, as Passmore is nicknamed, and referred to by several characters in the novel, undertakes a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela in order to find his first love.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'therapy' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #4690

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'therapy' in Nouns Frequency: #1786

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of therapy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of therapy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of therapy in a Sentence

  1. Kate Williams:

    Engaging in music therapy with a trained therapist offers (parents) the chance to learn new skills in responding to children, and practice them in a live and real way.

  2. Julie Fritz:

    Back pain is very common and many patients are advised to attend physical therapy at some point, the challenge for researchers is to continue to examine which particular physical therapy interventions work for specific types of patients with low back pain and determine the optimal timing for physical therapy intervention.

  3. Maggie Meza:

    Our older daughters needed individual therapy during( one) deployment.

  4. Rajani Katta:

    Although this study didn't address whey protein supplements, those have been linked to severe acne in some cases, and I would recommend stopping those, i always emphasize, though, that any dietary change would be used in addition to medical therapy and not in place of medical therapy.

  5. Simon Flarity:

    Tito to me is survival, tito helps keep me from thinking of certain dates in combat when we were in Fallujah. He is certified in depression therapy. Some of my episodes have gotten to where he’s had to crawl into my lap to help me break out of it.

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