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Desensitization, Psychologic
Medical Definition: | A behavior therapy technique in which deep muscle relaxation is used to inhibit the effects of graded anxiety-evoking stimuli. |
Guide Notes: | a behavior ther technique; DF: DESENSITIZATION PSYCHOL |
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Implosive Therapy - A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute. |
Desensitization, Psychologic Medical Definitions and Terms
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