Desensitization Sentence Examples

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  • Small amounts of pain desensitization - this can occur with just one drink and can intensify as more alcohol is consumed.

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  • Desensitization means exposing a child to something that is feared in a gradual way, in order to help the child overcome the fear.

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  • Allergy tests may also be done before allergen desensitization treatments to ensure the safety of additional exposure.

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  • Desensitization offers an effective cure for sting anaphylaxis, but three quarters of those dying from sting anaphylaxis had not previously reacted to stings.

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  • These reactions, as well as intolerances, are not responsive to desensitization.

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  • Behavioral therapy involves teaching parents and children strategies for overcoming stressful separation and may involve desensitization by gradual exposure to longer and longer periods apart.

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  • One cognitive-behavioral therapy is desensitization (also known as exposure therapy), in which people are gradually exposed to the frightening object or event until they become used to it and their physical symptoms decrease.

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  • The primary types of behavioral therapy used for selective mutism are desensitization, fading, and positive reinforcement techniques.

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  • Fading therapy is a type of desensitization that creates a series of events or exposures that starts with a situation that is comfortable for the child, such as being alone in the classroom with a parent and playing a board game.

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  • Desensitization to medications has also been successful in some cases.

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  • Desensitization is a test in which the allergist gives the child a tiny dose of the drug-as little as 0.001 or 0.00001 of the usual dose-in its usual form-orally, topically, or by injection.

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  • Once antibiotic desensitization has been achieved, the full course of antibiotic treatment is followed.

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  • Sometimes desensitization is used for non-IgE-mediated drug reactions.

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  • Most often it takes the form of desensitization, a technique by which the fearful person is exposed to the feared stimulus in an extremely mild form and then with gradually increasing degrees of intensity.

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  • Behavioral therapy involves teaching both parents and children strategies for overcoming certain stressful behaviors such as separation and may involve desensitization by gradual exposure to the stressful event.

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  • Immunotherapy, also known as desensitization or allergy shots, alters the balance of antibody types in the body, thereby reducing the ability of IgE to cause allergic reactions.

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  • Immunotherapy, also known as desensitization therapy or allergy shots, alters the balance of antibody types in the body, thereby reducing the ability of IgE to cause allergic reactions.

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  • Behavioral therapy may be as simple as acknowledging the problem and instituting a plan for desensitization of the behavior.

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  • However, if parents consistently find that the local grocery store is a source of great distress for the child, it is best to use desensitization rather than putting too many demands on the child all at once.

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  • Desensitization can be weaved into the treatment plan.

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