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- verb Present participle of
decondition .
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Examples
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Kesey experimented with LSD as an agent of social "deconditioning" and as a catalyst for artistic creativity, in a series of utterly uncontrolled "acid tests" and a "Trips Festival" in California in 1965 and 1966.22
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
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Most people do not understand the effect of deconditioning, says Gregg Warshaw, chair of the division of geriatrics at the University of Cincinnati.
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On the other hand, insufficient exercise results in deconditioning and clearly can worsen your ability to function.
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.: Five Common 'No No's' for People With Fibromyalgia M.D. Jacob Teitelbaum 2011
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On the other hand, insufficient exercise results in deconditioning and clearly can worsen your ability to function.
Jacob Teitelbaum, M.D.: Five Common 'No No's' for People With Fibromyalgia M.D. Jacob Teitelbaum 2011
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They, like many in the New Left, used words such as liberation, deschooling, deconditioning, and reimprinting to denote their project of transforming Everyman into the Noble Savage. 8 The several advantages of derepression will be lost if readers do not take care to note that this term represents my interpretation of their activism, and not theirs. 9
Manhood in the Age of Aquarius: Masculinity in Two Countercultural Communities, 196583 2007
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There are currently deconditioning programs for soldiers with PTSD, but their effectiveness is debatable.
Combat Psychology JLK 2009
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A gender neutral language is not impossible but it will require a kind of rigorous deconditioning.
Sense & Sensuality 2009
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It takes several weeks of inactivity for complete deconditioning to happen.
Tip of the day: It's OK to skip regular workouts during the holidays 2008
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It takes several weeks of inactivity for complete deconditioning to happen.
Tip of the day: It's OK to skip regular workouts during the holidays 2008
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Musculoskeletal deconditioning remains a paramount concern.
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