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desensitization technique: 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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A behavior therapy procedure widely used to modify behaviors associated with phobias. The procedure involves the construction of a hierarchy of anxiety-producing stimuli by the subject, and gradual presentation of the stimuli until they no longer produce anxiety.
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Form of behavior therapy in which anxiety-evoking stimuli are presented to a patient in a state of deep muscle relaxation in an attempt to weaken the bond between the stimuli and the anxiety; particularly used in the treatment of phobias.
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