desensitisation procedure

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Noun

desensitisation procedure - 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 extinguisheddesensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitization technique, systematic desensitisation, systematic desensitizationbehavior modification, behavior therapy - psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behaviorexposure 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

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Synonyms for desensitisation procedure

noun a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety

Synonyms

desensitisation technique
desensitization procedure
desensitization technique
systematic desensitisation
systematic desensitization

Related Words

behavior modification
behavior therapy
exposure therapy