English noun: reciprocal-inhibition therapy | |||
1. | reciprocal-inhibition therapy (act) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | behavior modification, behavior therapy | ||