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 | | The desensitization procedure makes use of the fact that a person=s anxiety response (tensing of muscles, feeling of discomfort, uptightness, etc.,) to the imagined situation resembles his anxiety response to the real situation. | | | Using desensitization therapy, you will be able to think about your target behavior and imagine it vividly without feeling anxious for you will be in a totally relaxed state. | | | For the desensitization to be effective it is extremely important that when you imagine the situation described by an item, the image in your mind be as realistic as possible B as if you were actually experiencing the situation. |
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http://front.csulb.edu/tstevens/Desensit.htm
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| | Eye Movement and Desensitization Reprocessing |
| | This treatment method is hypothesized to facilitate the accessing and processing of traumatic memories and to bring these to an adaptive resolution indicated by desensitization of emotional distress, reformulation of associated cognitions, and relief of accompanying physiological arousal. | | | Shapiro (1995, 1999) maintains that EMDR, with its brief exposures to associated material, external/internal focus, and structured therapeutic protocol, is a distinctly different form of therapy, and that it represents a new paradigm in therapy. | | | Fensterheim, H. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing with complex personality patterns: An integrative therapy. |
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http://www.fsu.edu/~trauma/a1v5i4.htm
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| | Enzyme-Potentiated Desensitization |
| | Enzyme-potentiated desensitization in children with asthma and mite allergy: A double-blind study. | | | Enzyme-potentiated desensitization (EPD) was first developed in the 1970s as a form of allergy immunotherapy. | | | Radcliffe and colleagues randomized 183 subjects with severe inhalant allergy to active therapy with enzyme-potentiated desensitization or placebo injections. |
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http://www.regence.com/trgmedpol/medicine/med72.html
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| | p040709a - Bactrim (Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole) Desensitization |
| | Since sulfonamides are the first choice of therapy for the treatment and prophylaxis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, several strategies have been developed to circumvent drug reactions. | | | In addition, while the patient is undergoing desensitization, some investigators recommend that alternative therapy be continued until full-dose TMP/SMX therapy is achieved. | | | This article discusses the results and risks of rechallenge and desensitization with sulfonamides or other drugs, as mentioned in the literature. |
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http://www.emory.edu/WHSCL/grady/amreport/litsrch04/p040709a.html
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| | Systematic Desensitization -- Self-administered |
| | You should practice systematic desensitization in the same environment you use to practice relaxation. | | | In this procedure, events which cause anxiety are recalled in imagination, and then a relaxation technique is used to dissipate the anxiety. | | | That is, if the last item was successfully desensitized, then you should review it in the next session, and if it was not successfully desensitized, then you should begin with it in the next session. |
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http://www.guidetopsychology.com/sysden.htm
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| | Slow phases of GABAA receptor desensitization: structural determinants and possible relevance for synaptic function -- ... |
| | Because the extent of desensitization is determined by the relative occupancy of open and desensitized states, it is possible that differences in open state stability might actually be responsible for the desensitization patterns observed in this study. | | | Longer pulses favoured equilibration in slower phases of desensitization. | | | One concern with comparisons of desensitization between the whole cell and excised patch configurations was that channel behaviour might be altered if patch excision disrupts interactions with cytoplasmic factors. |
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http://jp.physoc.org/cgi/content/full/544/1/3
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| | Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) |
| | "Efficacy of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Implications for behavior therapy," Behavior Therapy 29:126-153, 1998. | | | Finally, when evidence came in that therapists were getting similar results to standard EMDR with blind patients whose therapists used tones and hand-snapping instead of finger-wagging, Shapiro softened her stance a bit. | | | Science and pseudoscience in the development of Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing: Implications for clinical psychology. |
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http://www.skepdic.com/emdr.html
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| | Reducing Unwanted Emotions, Desensitization - Psychological Self-Help |
| | But your anxiety should be reduced by desensitization sufficiently that you can now handle the real situations that previously frightened you away. | | | More research of this procedure is needed but it is an interesting finding (I expected it would go the way of Silva Mind Control, EST Seminars, NLP eye movements, etc. but it hasn't yet; it has strong supporters and critics.). | | | Recently, a new, rather strange sounding desensitization procedure has been developed for use by professionals (Shapiro, 1995). |
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http://mentalhelp.net/psyhelp/chap12/chap12g.htm
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| | PBRC - desensitization training |
| | Always look for opportunities to use the desensitization process. | | | As soon as Scary Object is in view start feeding your dog the delicious treats. | | | Save these special treats just for your desensitization training. |
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http://www.pbrc.net/training_cc.html
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| | APStracts 9:0037J, 2002. |
| | Desensitization of heterologously expressed metabotropic glutamate receptor 5a (mGluR5a) was examined in rat sympathetic neurons. | | | Desensitization was sensitive to the non-specific kinase inhibitor, staurosporine, but not H-7, another non- specific kinase inhibitor. | | | Desensitization of group i metabotropic glutamate receptors in rat sympathetic neurons. |
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http://www.uth.tmc.edu/apstracts/2002/jn/March/37j.html
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| | Helping Your Dog Overcome the Fear of Thunder - Dumb Friends League/Humane Society of Denver |
| | The appropriate techniques are called "counter-conditioning" and "desensitization." This means to condition or teach your dog to respond in non-fearful ways to sounds and other stimuli that previously frightened her. | | | Behavior Modification: Behavior modification techniques are often successful in reducing fears and phobias. | | | Begin by exposing her to an intensity level of noise that doesn’t frighten her and pair it with something pleasant, like a treat or a fun game. |
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http://www.ddfl.org/behavior/fear.htm
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| | Allergy desensitization definition - Allergies: allergy symptoms, treatment, and medications by MedicineNet.com |
| | Allergy desensitization definition - Allergies: allergy symptoms, treatment, and medications by MedicineNet.com | | | MedicineNet Home > MedTerms medical dictionary A-Z List > Allergies Home Page > Allergy desensitization | | | Allergy desensitization: Stimulation of the immune system with gradually increasing doses of the substances to which a person is allergic, the aim being to modify or stop the allergy "war" (by reducing the strength of the IgE and its effect on the mast cells). |
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http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2203
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| | Successful oral desensitization to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in acquired immune deficiency syndrome. |
| | As judged by the outcome and ability to tolerate trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole after desensitization, the procedure is successful in all patients in this study. | | | All patients (n = 13) tolerated oral desensitization to trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole without any adverse reactions including three patients who were critically ill and on mechanical ventilation. | | | OBJECTIVE: To study the outcome of a modified oral desensitization protocol for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients with Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and acquired immune deficiency syndrome. |
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http://www.aegis.com/aidsline/1997/feb/M9721164.html
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| | Dr. P's Dog Training: Science and Dog Training |
| | Thus, by manipulating events in the dog's world, we can influence how it feels. | | | This therapy can be used with a dog that is fearful of loud noises (or other things). | | | An understanding of this type of conditioning has led to the development of a type of therapy called "systematic desensitization". |
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http://www.uwsp.edu/psych/dog/LA/DrP1.htm
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| | Human Interface Technology Lab - VR Therapy for Spider Phobia |
| | Importantly, this dramatic reduction in the patient's fear of spiders is also reflected in the patient's behavior in the real world. | | | After 12 weekly one-hour desensitization treatments for the patient, 29% (80 students) had higher fear of spiders scores than the patient. |
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http://www.hitl.washington.edu/research/exposure
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| | desensitization |
| | Movies, such as the one described above, containing graphic and violent scenes are at the root of the desensitization to violent acts among Americans. | | | This description is from a scene in Pulp Fiction directed by Quentin Tarantino. | | | Here are some links that further this discussion of desensitization: Senate Judiciary Committee Media and Violence Report |
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http://it.stlawu.edu/~jwhorr32/Desensitization.html
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