desensitization technique

1. 1.

   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

   Synonymsdesensitisation techniquedesensitization proceduredesensitisation proceduresystematic desensitizationsystematic desensitisation

   Broaderbehavior therapy

   Narrowerexposure therapy

Questions about desensitization technique

What does desensitization technique mean?

desensitization technique means "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".

What is another word for desensitization technique?

Close synonyms include desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is desensitization technique a common word?

desensitization technique is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.