exposure therapy

noun

A form of therapy for anxiety, in which the patient is exposed to a source of anxiety with the intention of helping them overcome it.

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Meanings

nounexposure therapy (countable and uncountable, plural exposure therapies)

plural exposure therapies

  1. countableuncountableA form of therapy for anxiety, in which the patient is exposed to a source of anxiety with the intention of helping them overcome it.
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exposure therapy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20therapy

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“exposure therapy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exposure%20therapy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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