Noun: exposure therapy
- A form of behaviour therapy in which a survivor confronts feelings, phobias or anxieties about a traumatic event and relives it in the therapy situation
"Veterans with PTSD often undergo exposure therapy as part of their treatment"
Derived forms: exposure therapies
Type of: desensitisation procedure [Brit], desensitisation technique [Brit], desensitization procedure, desensitization technique, systematic desensitisation [Brit], systematic desensitization
Encyclopedia: Exposure therapy