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noun
A form of therapy for anxiety, in which the patient is exposed to a source of anxiety with the intention of helping them overcome it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a form of behavior therapy in which a survivor confronts feelings or phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event and relives it in the therapy situation
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: desensitization technique, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure, systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation
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