#$%^&*AU2013207602A120150205.pdf#####-16ABSTRACT The invention provides a method of reducing a person's anxiety using a memory association, the method comprising the steps of: in a plurality of memory association training sessions, (i) inducing a state of reduced anxiety in the person (102) and (ii) the person smelling a scent having a distinctive odour (103) immediately before, during or after the induction, whereby a memory association in the person is formed between the sensation of the scent and reduced anxiety； and immediately before an anticipated anxiety or when experiencing anxiety, the person smelling the scent (104) so as to recall the memory association and thereby experience reduced anxiety.
