{"id":62450,"date":"2020-12-02T08:29:40","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T08:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=62450"},"modified":"2023-09-20T11:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:11:26","slug":"habituation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/habituation\/","title":{"rendered":"Habituation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In psychology, a decline in the tendency to respond to stimuli that have become familiar because of repeated exposure.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The fact of being psychologically but not physically addicted to or dependent on a drug, alcohol or other substance.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A therapeutic technique used to eliminate or reduce the frequency of a problem behavior by purposely repeating the stimulus for that behavior again and again. Repeating the stimulus over and over gradually robs it of meaning, lessens the anxiety it causes, and makes it less likely to trigger the problem behavior. Habituation is commonly used in cognitive-behavioral therapy.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The condition of being psychologically dependent on a drug, following repeated consumption, marked by a craving for the drug if it is withdrawn.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The process of becoming accustomed to a stimulus as a result of frequent exposure or use.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The process whereby repeated exposure to a stimulus elicits less responsiveness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Habituation is the process of getting accustomed to a particular experience. Generally, the more a person is exposed to a stimulus, the less they are impacted by it over time. 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