desensitisation technique
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 • Syn: desensitization technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation • Hypernyms: behavior therapy, behavior modification • Hyponyms: exposure therapy
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