desensitizations
Processes reducing sensitivity
Desensitizations are processes of reducing sensitivity or responsiveness.
In medicine, desensitization treats allergies by gradually exposing patients to allergens until reactions diminish: The desensitizations to peanuts took months of careful monitoring.
More broadly, the term describes becoming inured to stimuli—whether violence in media, criticism, or emotional triggers.
Curative mental treatment
- exposureState of being unprotected
- phobiasIrrational intense fears
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- EMDRTrauma therapy using eye movements
habituation · anxiety · fears · triggers · systematic · flooding · cognitive · behavioral
Harmful physical force
- graphicVividly detailed or visual
- contentWhat something contains
- exposureState of being unprotected
- normalizationAdjusting to a standard
numbing · images · repeated · viewers · audiences · news · consumption · tolerance
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- compassionConcern for others' distress
burnout · overexposure · hardening · callousness · indifference · fatigue · empathy · disconnection
Adverse immune responses
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- shotsSmall poured drinks
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
- histamineAllergy-response compound
reactions · allergens · injections · tolerance · anaphylaxis · doses · treatments · protocols
therapy
Curative mental treatment
EMDR · habituation · anxiety · fears · triggers · systematic · flooding · cognitive · behavioral · gradual
violence
Harmful physical force
normalization · numbing · images · repeated · viewers · audiences · news · consumption · tolerance · effects
numbness
Loss of sensation
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- apathyAbsence of feeling
- traumaLasting psychological wound
compassion · burnout · overexposure · hardening · callousness · indifference · fatigue · empathy · disconnection · coping
allergies
Adverse immune responses
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- shotsSmall poured drinks
- antigensImmunity-triggering foreign substances
histamine · reactions · allergens · injections · tolerance · anaphylaxis · doses · treatments · protocols · maintenance
desensitizationssensitization
Increased responsiveness to stimuli
awakenings · attunements · hyperawareness · consciousness-raising · mindfulness