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desensitization procedure - 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 | ||
desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation | ||
behavior modification, behavior therapy psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior |