DESENSITIZATION TECHNIQUE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • 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
   Synonym(s)
   • desensitisation procedure (what does desensitisation procedure mean?)
   • desensitisation technique (what does desensitisation technique mean?)
   • desensitization procedure (what does desensitization procedure mean?)
   • systematic desensitisation (what does systematic desensitisation mean?)
   • systematic desensitization (what does systematic desensitization mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) desensitization technique is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • behavior therapy (what does behavior therapy mean?)
   • behavior modification (what does behavior modification mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • exposure therapy (what does exposure therapy mean?)