desensitization
noun
- diminished emotional responsiveness to a negative, aversive or positive stimulus after repeated exposure to it
Wiktionary
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English sensitive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English sensitize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English sensitization English desensitization From de- + sensitization.
- The act or process of desensitizing, of reducing or eliminating sensitivity.
“Furthermore, the desensitization steps should be incremental so that the animal experiences little or no fear response during the sessions.”