reciprocal-inhibition therapy

Definitions of reciprocal-inhibition therapy
  1. noun
    a method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety
    synonyms: reciprocal inhibition
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    behavior modification, behavior therapy
    psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
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