HyperDic: systematic_desensitisation

English > 1 sense of the expression systematic desensitisation:
NOUNactsystematic desensitisation, desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitizationa technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxiety
English > systematic desensitisation: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA 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.
Synonymsdesensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization
Narrowerexposure therapyA 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
Broaderbehavior therapy, behavior modificationpsychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior

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