In behavior therapy, the hypothesis that if anxiety-provoking stimuli occur simultaneously with the inhibition of anxiety (e.g., relaxation), the bond between those stimuli and the anxiety will be weakened.
The reflex relaxation of the antagonist muscle in response to the contraction of the agonist.
The arrangement by which excitation of some neural system is accompanied by inhibition of that system’s antagonist reciprocal inhibition psychotherapy.
In behavior therapy, theory that the simultaneous presence of an anxiety-evoking stimulus and an anxiety-lessening situation will result in the stimulus producing less anxiety. The relaxing technique of deep breathing to decrease the pain and discomfort of child-birth is based on this idea.
The inhibition of muscles antagonistic to those being facilitated; this is essential for coordinated movement.