Description of Cytoprotection. Cytoprotection: protection of a cell against harm or harmful agents by chemicals or biologicals. Cytoprotection: The process by which chemical compounds provide protection to cells against harmful agents.
Systematic Desensitization. Systematic desensitization is a type of behavioral therapy based on the principle of classical conditioning. It was developed by Wolpe during the 1950s. This therapy aims to remove the fear response of a phobia, and substitute a relaxation response to the conditional stimulus gradually using counter conditioning.
Systematic Desensitization of Phobias in Individuals with Developmental Disabilities. Robert Howenstine, Ph.D. Systematic Desensitization is a procedure for the treatment of phobias originally developed by Joseph Wolpe (1958). Phobias are irrational, excessive, and persistent fears of some particular object or situation.