desensitization
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- noun
- /ˌdiːˌsɛn.sɪ.tɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
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desensibilización
- In addition, the presence of panic attacks was found to signify a poor prognosis for desensitization.
- systematic desensitization
- desensitization therapy
- allergic desensitization
So we have to start a desensitization wind down, which is tissue based, but it's also neurologically based as well.
- So we have to start a desensitization wind down, which is tissue based, but it's also neurologically based as well.
- And a few years ago, I saw something there was this like new research and treatment called immunotherapy, or it's also known as desensitization.
- So EMDR is eye movement desensitization reprocessing.
- So you get that desensitization, which isn't nice and it's it's it's not good.
- But what can also happen is a phenomena like desensitization.
Examples
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That is a surefire way of overcoming wallflowerness by desensitization, counter conditioning, and exploring their world.
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There is a therapy called EMDR, which stands for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing.
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At least in the beginning, we are seeking public desensitization and nothing more.
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Secondly, it established the relationship between systematic desensitization and sex.
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Two, scary has changed, more than likely due to a desensitization to gore and violence.
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Every time one moves the line of limits through exposure, rationalization, or desensitization, the danger becomes more imminent.
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Following pregnancy, with continued allergic desensitization therapy, she has been symptom-free with stable hearing (Figure 5).
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Aspirin desensitization treatment has also reduced the number of sinus surgeries and improved olfaction.
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However, to date, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) appear to have the most success.
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Witnessing repeated violent acts can lead to desensitization and a lack of empathy for human suffering.
Synonyms
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Getting used to a repeated sound or situation so you react less
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A treatment that slowly exposes someone to what they fear while they relax
A treatment that helps people face a fear step by step until they feel less scared
A method that reduces fear by slowly exposing a person to what scares them in a safe setting
A treatment that reduces allergic reactions by giving small, increasing amounts of what causes the allergy
A loss of feeling or caring after repeated exposure to something
Antonyms
Compounds
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A treatment that slowly exposes someone to what they fear while they relax
- Specialized
A treatment that helps people face a fear step by step until they feel less scared
- Specialized
A method that reduces fear by slowly exposing a person to what scares them in a safe setting
How Desensitized
Surface Forms
Morphology
desensitization = desensitize (semi-transparent) = de + sensit + ize + ation
The noun is a regular and easily interpretable -ation formation from the verb 'desensitize', meaning the process or result of that action.
Etymology
Desensitization comes from the prefix de- meaning 'remove' and sensitive from sense meaning 'feel', so it literally means 'removing feeling'. So, desensitization is like turning down the volume on feelings or reactions, often after repeated exposure to something.