NOUN | act | 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 |
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Meaning | 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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Broader | desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation | A technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety |
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