bᵻhˈeɪvjɚ mˌɑːdɪfɪkˈeɪʃən tɛknˈiːks wɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ jˈuːzd, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚɹɪŋ ɡˈɜːlz tə wˈɛɹ dɹˈɛsᵻz ænd hˈɑːɹʃ pˈʌnɪʃmənt fɔːɹ smˈɔːl ɪnfɹˈækʃənz sˈɪmɪlɚ tə hˈeɪzɪŋ lˈaɪk hˌævɪŋ tə kˈʌt ðə lˈɔːn wɪð smˈɔːl sˈɪsɚz ænd skɹˈʌbɪŋ flˈoːɹz wɪð ɐ tˈuːθbɹʌʃ, ænd "pˈɑːzᵻtˌɪv pˈɪɹ pɹˈɛʃɚ" ɡɹˈuːp sˈɛʃənz ɪnwˌɪtʃ pˈeɪʃənts dᵻmˈiːnd ænd bᵻlˈɪɾəld ˈiːtʃ ˈʌðɚ fɔːɹ bˈoʊθ ɹˈiːəl ænd pɚsˈiːvd ɪnˈædɪkwəsiz.
Behavior modification techniques were also used, including requiring girls to wear dresses and harsh punishment for small infractions similar to hazing like having to cut the lawn with small scissors and scrubbing floors with a toothbrush, and "positive peer pressure" group sessions in which patients demeaned and belittled each other for both real and perceived inadequacies.