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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Systematic desensitization, also known as graduated exposure therapy is a type of behavior therapy used in the field of psychology to help effectively overcome phobias and other anxiety disorders.
Â· In vivo â the client is actually exposed to the phobic stimulus. Example Wolpe (1964) successfully used the method to treat an 18 year old male with a severe handwashing compulsion. The disorder involved a fear of contaminating others with urine. Systematic desensitization is highly effective where the problem is a learned anxiety of specific objects/situations (e.g. phobias). Â· Systematic desensitization is a slow process.