exposure therapy

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exposure therapy - 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

desensitisation procedure, desensitisation technique, desensitization procedure, desensitization technique, systematic desensitisation, systematic desensitization - 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

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2005, 'Internet-guided self-help with or without exposure therapy for phobic and panic disorders', Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, v.

The cool teens CD-ROM: a multimedia self-help program for adolescents ... by Lyneham, Heidi / Youth Studies Australia

Both the professions of physical therapy and psychotherapy use forms of exposure therapy as part of patient management.

Acrophobia and pathological height vertigo: indications for ... by Furman, Joseph M. / Physical Therapy

Extensive discussion and instruction concerning the nature of panic attacks, their causes, diagnostic criteria, types of exposure therapy to combat them, and useful, reproducible record-keeping forms round out this excellent supplement to professional help for anxiety disorders.

Master Your Panic and Take Back Your Life by Hogan, Betsy L. / Reviewer's Bookwatch

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