a treatment of phobias in which the patient while relaxed is exposed, often only in imagination, to progressively more frightening aspects of the phobia
Examples of 'systematic desensitization' in a sentence
systematic desensitization
Preparation using proactive coping, systematic desensitization, problem and emotion focused coping, social support, and virtual reality explorations are recommended.
Nicholas J. Beutell, Marianne M. O'Hare, Joy A. Schneer, Jeffrey W. Alstete 2017, 'Coping with Fear of and Exposure to Terrorism among Expatriates', International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/14/7/808. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)