| NOUN | act | reciprocal inhibition, reciprocal-inhibition therapy | a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it |
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| Meaning | A method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety. | |
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| Synonym | reciprocal-inhibition therapy | |
| Broader | behavior therapy, behavior modification | psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior |
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