See Also: systematic desensitization(medicine)
Systematic desensitization(health)
Desensitization(health)
desensitization(encyclopedia)
desensitization(medicine)
desensitization, psychologic(medicine)
desensitization, immunologic(medicine)
Desensitization, allergy(health)
desensitization, allergy(medicine)
Allergy desensitization(health)

Systematic desensitization (health)


A behavior therapy procedure widely used to modify behaviors associated with phobias. The procedure involves the construction of a hierarchy of anxiety-producing stimuli by the subject, and gradual presentation of the stimuli until they no longer produce anxiety.