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
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Broader: psychological feature: a feature of the mental life of a living organism | Unrelated: arnica: an ointment used in treating bruises
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Broader: psychological feature: a feature of the mental life of a living organism | Unrelated: puppet: a doll with a hollow head of a person or animal and a cloth body; intended to fit over the hand and be manipulated with the fingers
Broader: psychological feature: a feature of the mental life of a living organism | Unrelated: lemon juice: usually freshly squeezed juice of lemons
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Broader: psychological feature: a feature of the mental life of a living organism | Unrelated: field cricket: common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings
Broader: psychological feature: a feature of the mental life of a living organism | Unrelated: walloon: a dialect of French spoken in Belgium and adjacent parts of France
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