Exposure

Exposure can be:

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• A condition of poor health or death resulting from lack of protection over prolonged periods to weather, cold, etc.
• 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: Oedipus, 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
• Exposure can also be giving away secrets of the art of magic for free on the internet or television.

See also: exposé

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