systematic desensitization

Noun
  1. A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety;
    Client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished (synset 100703008)
    is a type of: behavior modification, behavior therapy - psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
    subtypes: exposure therapy - a form of behavior therapy in which a survivor confronts feelings or phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event and relives it in the therapy situation
    same as: desensitisation procedure, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitization technique, systematic desensitisation

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