Flooding; exposure therapy

Question 1

What are the stages of flooding?

Answer 1

1. The individual is put into a situation with their feared objects for a pro longed period of time with no escape.
2. can be done mentally known as implosion
3. We see the process of reciprocal inhabitation- body becomes exhausted so fear disappears

Question 2

Who supports flooding?

Answer 2

Flooding is supported by Wolpe who used flooding to treat a girls phobia of cars by continuously driving her around. This is a strength because it shows how reciprocal inhabitation treats phobias which means it is a credible explanation.

OTOH- case study- cannot be generalised

Question 3

Who conflicts flooding?

Answer 3

Flooding is conflicted by Bartlett who tried to use implosion to help a girl who a phobia of snakes and each time she closed her eyes she could see snakes.This is a weakness because the treatment wasn’t effective which lowers the credibility

OTOH- case study

Question 4

What is another explanation?

Answer 4

Systematic desensitisation