reciprocal-inhibition therapy

NOUN
29 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

reciprocal-inhibition therapy is a valid 29-letter word worth 46 points in Scrabble and 51 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1E1C3I1P3R1O1C3A1L1-0I1N1H4I1B3I1T1I1O1N1T1H4E1R1A1P3Y4
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 4 =46 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 92TRIPLE WORD → 138
MEANING

What does reciprocal-inhibition therapy mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A method of behavior therapy based on the inhibition of one response by the occurrence of another response that is mutually incompatible with it; a relaxation response might be conditioned to a stimulus that previously evoked anxiety.