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noun
A psychotherapeutic technique used to treat anxiety by repeatedly rehearsing the anxiety-inducing pattern of thought or behaviour, often with exaggeration and humor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: psychotherapy
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Synonyms: PI
Antonyms: none provided
History
Coined by Austrian psychiatrist Viktor Frankl.
