desensitization_technique
1. [ noun ] (medicine,psychology) 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
Synonyms: systematic_desinsitization desensitisation_procedure desensitisation_technique systematic_desensitisation systematic_desensitization desensitization_procedure
Related terms: behavior_therapy exposure_therapy
Similar spelling:   desensitisation_technique
  desensitization_procedure
  desensitisation_procedure