systematic desensitization

sys·te·ma·ticdesensitization

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noun

1.

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

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Broader terms

behavior therapy

Narrower terms

exposure therapy

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Grammar

noun
singular	systematic desensitization
plural	systematic desensitizations

Nearby words

system systematic systematically systematics systematic desensitisation systematisation systematise systematised systematiser systematism

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