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Home › Forums › Biology › Which principle underlies the effectiveness of systematic desensitization?
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Systematic desensitization is effective due to the underlying principle of classical conditioning.
In systematic desensitization the patient becomes less and less afraid of the object of their fear due to being exposed to it in a state of relaxation. This is attachment of a stimulus to a response is the basis of classical conditioning