Noun: desensitization technique
- A technique used in behaviour therapy to treat phobias and other behaviour problems involving anxiety; client is exposed to the threatening situation under relaxed conditions until the anxiety reaction is extinguished
"The psychologist used a desensitization technique to help the patient overcome their fear of flying";
- desensitisation technique [Brit], desensitization procedure, desensitisation procedure [Brit], systematic desensitization, systematic desensitisation [Brit]
Derived forms: desensitization techniques
Type of: behavior modification [US], behavior therapy [US], behaviour therapy [Brit, Cdn]