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systematic desensitisation
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | systematic desensitisation - 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 extinguisheddesensitisation procedure, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitization technique, systematic desensitizationbehavior modification, behavior therapy - psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behaviorexposure 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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systematic desensitisation Psychology
A type of behavioural intervention for managing phobic disorders, in which the therapist has a client focus on his or her worst fear or aversion, while encouraging him or her to relax. The repeated cycling of tension and relaxation is meant to desensitise the client to the stressful stimulus, and can also be used for anticipatory side effects (e.g., nausea associated with chemotherapy). A common format of systematic desensitisation consists of muscle relaxation coupled with visualising each of a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking stimuli, ranging from the least to most unpleasant.systematic desensitisation
Related to systematic desensitisation: aversion therapySynonyms for systematic desensitisationnoun a technique used in behavior therapy to treat phobias and other behavior problems involving anxietySynonyms- desensitisation procedure
- desensitisation technique
- desensitization procedure
- desensitization technique
- systematic desensitization
Related Words- behavior modification
- behavior therapy
- exposure therapy
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