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psychotherapy by reciprocal inhibition

psychotherapy by reciprocal inhibition

a type of behavior therapy in which emphasis is placed on weakening the bond between anxiety responses and anxiety-provoking stimuli by conditioning the anxiety response to an incompatible response, such as muscle relaxation. See reciprocal inhibition; systematic desensitization.

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