re-exposure
Facing it again
Re-exposure is exposure to something again, especially after a period without contact.
The term appears most often in medical and psychological contexts: Re-exposure to the allergen triggered another reaction, Therapy involved controlled re-exposure to the traumatic memory.
The hyphen distinguishes it from the photography term reexposure.
Subsequent infection, same disease
- pathogenDisease-causing microorganism
- virusMicroscopic infectious agent
- immunityProtected from harm
- antibodiesProteins targeting pathogens
waning · breakthrough · variant · susceptibility · recurrence · contagion · outbreak · booster
Causing to activate
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- retraumatizationRenewed experience of past trauma
- memoriesStored past experiences
confrontation · healing · processing · survivor · avoidance · coping · reliving · psychological
Reduced response over time
- allergyAdverse immune response
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
allergen · habituation · systematic · phobia · anxiety · CBT · flooding · hierarchy
Introduction of impurities
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
- pollutantsHarmful environmental substances
hazardous · repeated · occupational · cumulative · carcinogen · asbestos · lead · pesticides
Movie or coating
- overlayCovering placed atop
- negativeOpposite of affirmative
- darkroomFilm processing chamber
- shutterHinged window covering
frame · superimposition · ghosting · accidental · intentional · artistic · multiple · rewind
reinfection
Subsequent infection, same disease
antibodies · waning · breakthrough · variant · susceptibility · recurrence · contagion · outbreak · booster · vulnerability
triggering
Causing to activate
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- PTSDChronic reaction to horrific events
- retraumatizationRenewed experience of past trauma
memories · confrontation · healing · processing · survivor · avoidance · coping · reliving · psychological · reminder
desensitization
Reduced response over time
- allergyAdverse immune response
- immunotherapyDisease treatment via body's defenses
- gradualDeveloping slowly over time
tolerance · allergen · habituation · systematic · phobia · anxiety · CBT · flooding · hierarchy · triggers
contamination
Introduction of impurities
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- toxinsHarmful biological substances
- chemicalsManufactured or isolated substances
pollutants · hazardous · repeated · occupational · cumulative · carcinogen · asbestos · lead · pesticides · safety
film
Movie or coating
shutter · frame · superimposition · ghosting · accidental · intentional · artistic · multiple · rewind · camera
re-exposurefirst exposure
re-exposureprotection
Guarding against harm
shielding · avoidance · isolation · quarantine · sheltering
exposure, expose, exposed, exposing, exposer, exposes, exposures, overexpose, overexposed