[dē-sĕńsĭ-tīź]
(v.)To render insensitive or less sensitive.
(v.)To make (an individual) nonreactive or insensitive to an antigen.
(v.)To make emotionally insensitive or unresponsive, as by long exposure…
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Desensitization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Desensitization can refer to: • Desensitization (telecommunications) • Desensitization (medicine) • Desensitization (psychology) Desensitizasyon
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Systematic desensitization - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Systematic desensitization is a type of behavioral therapy used in the field of psychology to help effectively overcome phobias and other anxiety disorders. More specifically, it is a type of Pavlovi...
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Desensitization (medicine) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For medical purposes, desensitization is a method to reduce or eliminate an organism's negative reaction to a substance or stimulus. For example, if a person with diabetes mellitus has a bad allergi...
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A self-administered Systematic Desensitization procedure. ... ONE METHOD that has been consistently proven to be effective in the treatment of anxiety and phobias is systematic desensitization. In this procedure, events which cause anxiety are recalled in imagination, and then a relaxation technique is used to dissipate...
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We prospectively evaluated the effectiveness of desensitization therapy for cases showing side-effects to antituberculous drugs (Isoniazid and Rifampicin) according to the guideline proposed by the Treatment Committee of the Japanese Society for Tuberculosis. ... The Medscape Journal ... Allergy & Clinical Immunology...
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7 In summary, these data document a rapid homologous and also heterologous desensitization of S1P signalling in mesangial cells, which is mechanistically triggered by PKC activation and eventually another staurosporine-sensitive protein kinase, as well as by increased cAMP formation.
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Systematic desensitization is a technique used to treat phobias and other extreme or erroneous fears based on principles of behavior modification .
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EMDR, a complex psychological methodology, accelerates the treatment of a wide range of pathologies and self-esteem issues related to upsetting past events and present life conditions. ... American Psychiatric Association (2004). Practice Guideline for Arlington, VA: American Psychiatric Association Practice Guidelines.;
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