systematic desensitization

Questions about systematic desensitization

What does systematic desensitization mean?

systematic desensitization 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 systematic desensitization?

Close synonyms include desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, 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 systematic desensitization a common word?

systematic desensitization 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.