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Habituation
A technique used in therapy used to decrease or get rid of the amount of times a problematic behavior occurs by continuously repeating what triggers it. For example, if a child has a temper tantrum when mom tries to read a book, instead of putting the book away, habituation would involve the mom continuing to read to the child. The purpose of the continued repetition is to decrease the special meaning and anxiety of the stimulus triggering the problematic behavior. When this happens, the frequency of problematic behavior should also be reduced or eliminated. Habituation is sometimes used in cognitive-behavioral therapy. As the name implies, cognitive-behavioral therapy treats psychological problems by changing the person’s thoughts (i.e., cognitions) and/or behaviors. Habituation comes from the Latin word “habitus” meaning “to have.”

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