desensitization procedure

Definitions of desensitization procedure

1. noun

   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: desensitisation procedure, desensitisation technique, desensitization technique, systematic desensitisation, systematic desensitization

   types:

   exposure 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

   type of:

   behavior modification, behavior therapy

   psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior