Definitions for therapy
ˈθɛr ə pither·a·py

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

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.

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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.

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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.

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1. Therapynoun

   therapeutics

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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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1. therapy

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1. • Medical Care
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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

Anagrams for therapy »

1. prayeth

How to pronounce therapy?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

How to say therapy in sign language?

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. Bruce Neal:

   Two points here : first, while it’s an intuitively appealing finding, it is statistically rather weak, second, good adherence is hard to achieve with current therapeutic options for PAP. If a new, very well-tolerated mode of PAP therapy is identified, it would be really helpful to do a large outcome trial to try and confirm this tantalizing observation.

2. Gesthimani Mintziori:

   In any case the choice of therapy should be the result of a joint decision-making procedure, together with their physician.

3. Nazir Khan:

   I know that Milton Winger's going to need further therapy, and so my training has made me cautiously optimistic in a way, because I know he still has a road to go, but, you know, I'm happy for him, because I know that he was very scared before the surgery... it was a relatively quicker surgery than we anticipated, we didn't have to do a reconstruction, and he did well.

4. Elias Aboujaoude:

   Within depression [and] suicidality, there is very little in terms of studies that show that online therapy is appropriate for somebody who is highly depressed, that is not someone who I would feel comfortable recommending online therapy for at this stage.

5. Edward Adams:

   Being outside puts me in the right frame of mind, you're not in this confined space. You have the entire environment. The park itself is really part of the therapy process.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=therapy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Therapy
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Therapy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/therapy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=therapy