Term: reciprocal inhibition: a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
Candidate hypernym: behavior therapy: psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior → 1
Candidate hypernym: haggis: made of sheep's or calf's viscera minced with oatmeal and suet and onions and boiled in the animal's stomach → 0
Candidate hypernym: ladder-back: the backrest of a chair that consists of two uprights with connecting slats → 0
Candidate hypernym: whiskey jug: a jug that contains whiskey → 0
Candidate hypernym: slang: informal language consisting of words and expressions that are not considered appropriate for formal occasions; often vituperative or vulgar → 0
Candidate hypernym: malfeasance: wrongful conduct by a public official → 0
Candidate hypernym: pursuance: the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion → 0
Candidate hypernym: concession: the act of conceding or yielding → 0
Candidate hypernym: cicadidae: cicadas → 0
Candidate hypernym: anchor light: a light in the rigging of a ship that is riding at anchor → 0
Candidate hypernym: antiquary: an expert or collector of antiquities → 0