reciprocal-inhibition therapy

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   a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety

   Synonymsreciprocal inhibition

   Broaderbehavior therapy

Questions about reciprocal-inhibition therapy

What does reciprocal-inhibition therapy mean?

reciprocal-inhibition therapy means "a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety".

What is another word for reciprocal-inhibition therapy?

Close synonyms include reciprocal inhibition. 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.