IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION

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Nugent, Pam M.S.
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Used to reduce and eliminate phobias when a client is exposed to stimuli that induces anxiety. The therapist will produce a series of events that relate to the phobia or stimulus and gauge the reactions.

IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION: "In vivo desensitisation is used in behaviour therapy."

Related Psychology Terms

  1. ANXIETY HIERARCHY
  2. AUTOMATED DESENSITIZATION
  3. APPLIED RELAXATION
  4. SUMMATION
  5. METHOD OF CONSTANT STIMULI
  6. PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
  7. ATTRIBUTION THERAPY
  8. SENSITIZATION
  9. SYSTEMATIC RATIONAL RESTRUCTURING
  10. SOCIAL PHOBIA
Cite this page: Nugent, Pam M.S., "IN VIVO DESENSITIZATION," in PsychologyDictionary.org, May 11, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/in-vivo-desensitization/ (accessed June 26, 2017).
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