flooding

Question 1

what is flooding based on?

Answer 1

classical conditioning

Question 2

what is the basis of flooding?

Answer 2

based n learning anew reflexive response to a feared object

Question 3

what is flooding?

Answer 3

person is put into a situation feared object for a prolonged period of time where escape is not possible

Question 4

what is implosion?

Answer 4

flooding but mentally

Question 5

what is the key mentality for flooding?

Answer 5

works on the understanding that fear cant be maintained for a long period of time-body becomes exhausted so will eventually disappear

Question 6

why must the body calm down during flooding?

Answer 6

anxiety causes sympathetic nervous system to activate (causes anxious feeling) body can;t be in heightened state forever and must calm down

Question 7

STRENGTHS

Answer 7

• quick treatment compared to systematic desensitisation
• cost-effective treatment for phobias
• Woipe-found flooding did cure a girl of her phobia of travelling in cars

Question 8

WEAKNESSES

Answer 8

• can cause a lot of distress with patient
• if treatment is stopped halfway through,it can make phobia worse
• doesn’t work as well on general phobias than specific phobias