anxiety hierarchy

a series of graduated anxiety-arousing stimuli centering on a specific source of anxiety in a specific individual. It is used in the treatment of phobias by systematic desensitization: Patients proceed along the hierarchy from the least threatening situation toward the most threatening situation.

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May 9th 2024

exo- (ex-)

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