Term: desensitization technique: 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
Candidate hypernym: therapy: (medicine) the act of caring for someone (as by medication or remedial training etc.) → 1
Candidate hypernym: telegraph key: key consisting of a lever that sends a telegraph signal when it is depressed and the circuit is closed → 0
Candidate hypernym: art director: the director in charge of the artistic features of a theatrical production (costumes and scenery and lighting) → 0
Candidate hypernym: choc: colloquial British abbreviation → 0
Candidate hypernym: levantine: (formerly) a native or inhabitant of the Levant → 0
Candidate hypernym: gallinaceous bird: heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds → 0
Candidate hypernym: endogeny: a geological phenomenon below the surface of the earth → 0
Candidate hypernym: motionlessness: a state of no motion or movement → 0
Candidate hypernym: hexanchus: a genus of Hexanchidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: line: persuasive but insincere talk that is usually intended to deceive or impress → 0
Candidate hypernym: placement office: an office that finds suitable employment for applicants → 0