reciprocal-inhibition therapy
- noun
- /rɪˈsɪprəkl ɪnˈhɪbɪʃən ˈθɛrəpi/
- Specialized
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terapia de inhibición recíproca
- His therapist used reciprocal-inhibition therapy to help him manage his fear of flying.
Examples
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Reciprocal-inhibition therapy often involves training patients to relax when exposed to anxiety-provoking situations.
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Many psychologists incorporate reciprocal-inhibition therapy into their treatment plans for clients with phobias.
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Many therapists recommend reciprocal-inhibition therapy for anxiety.
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Have you tried reciprocal-inhibition therapy for your stress?
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Reciprocal-inhibition therapy helps patients learn to overcome their fears by promoting relaxation in stressful situations.
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In therapy, reciprocal-inhibition therapy is used to teach individuals how to respond to anxiety with calmness.
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Many therapists use reciprocal-inhibition therapy as a technique to reduce symptoms of anxiety through relaxation methods.
Synonyms
A therapy method using one response to stop another that cannot occur together, for example using relaxation to reduce anxiety
A therapy method that teaches a calm response instead of fear to something
Surface Forms
Morphology
reciprocal-inhibition + therapy
If a learner knows 'reciprocal' (mutual), 'inhibition' (suppression), and 'therapy' (treatment), they can infer this denotes a treatment that uses one response to suppress another. However, the term is technical and the specific clinical mechanism (e.g., using relaxation to counteract anxiety) is domain-specific and not fully predictable from everyday usage, so the transparency is partial.
Etymology
Reciprocal-inhibition therapy is named because reciprocal means 'each other' and inhibition means 'to stop', creating the image of two opposite reactions that cannot happen together, like a seesaw where when one side goes up the other goes down. So therapists teach a calm response that 'stops' the anxious response, and that is why the therapy helps reduce fear.
