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Noun Concept
Categories: Behavior therapy, All articles needing additional references, Behaviorism, Anxiety disorder treatment
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desensitization  desensitisation  Desensitisation therapy  desensitization therapy  desensitization to violence
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The process of reducing sensitivity WordNet 3.0
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psychology
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The process of reducing sensitivity WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In psychology, desensitization is a treatment or process that diminishes emotional responsiveness to a negative, aversive, or positive stimulus after repeated exposure. Wikipedia
The act or process of desensitising, of dulling or reducing sensation. Wiktionary
The act or process of desensitizing, of dulling or reducing sensation. Wiktionary
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The patient was desensitized to the allergen WordNet 3.0
She laments on society's gradual desensitisation to the horrors of xenophobia Open English WordNet
IS A
decrease
behavior therapy
HAS KIND
in vivo desensitization
DERIVATION
desensitize
desensitize
USAGE DOMAIN
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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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desensitization, desensitisation
Wikipedia
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desensitization (psychology)
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desensitization
Wiktionary
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desensitisation, desensitization
Wikipedia Redirections
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Desensitisation therapy, desensitization therapy, desensitization to violence, Emotional desensitization, Inure, Psychologic desensitization

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