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Exposure
Exposure
can be:
A condition of poor
health
or
death
resulting from prolonged exposure to
weather
radiation poisoning
Exposure of the
skin
to
sunshine
, etc.
Exposure of unwanted infants in classical
Mediterranean
cultures
and others, a common origin for mythic
heroes
:
Perseus
,
Moses
,
Romulus and Remus
. Compare
sex-selective infanticide
.
photographic
exposure; see
exposure (photography)
.
publicity
(e.g. of an
artist
)
Exposure of (parts of) the body, especially the
bare
skin, to the
view
of others; if that goes too far it is called
indecent exposure
; the exposure may be limited out of
modesty
.
In
climbing
, exposure is the state of openness with relation to the distance of a fall. See the
glossary of climbing terms
.
the
album
Exposure
by
Exposé
The condition of being subjected to a source of risk.
Exposure – Patients are asked to expose themselves to feared stimuli in a planned and usually gradual way, 3 types below.
Imaginal exposure – where they imagine the feared stimulus
In vivo exposure – where they expose themselves to the actual stimulus
Virtual Reality – where they use virtual reality techniques to expose themselves to the stimulus
See also:
exposé
Last updated: 08-31-2005 06:31:02
Last updated: 10-29-2005 02:13:46