Source : WordNet®

desensitization technique
     n : 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
         [syn: {desensitisation technique}, {desensitization
         procedure}, {desensitisation procedure}, {systematic
         desensitization}, {systematic desensitisation}]