Phobias Flashcards
1
Q
What is Flooding?
A
Flooding is a way of someone over-coming their phobia where they face it head on. i.e. putting someone in a bath of spiders.
2
Q
Negative of flooding?
A
-Very traumatic for the patient
3
Q
What is systematic de-sensitization?
A
You have stages i.e. look at a photo of a spider, look at a spider, touch a spider, hold a spider.
4
Q
Positives of systematic desensitization?
A
-Not very traumatic
5
Q
Positive of flooding?
A
-Can be a lot faster that other options
6
Q
Positives of systematic desensitisation? (3)
A
- 3 hrs so fast
- More ethical than flooding
- Reliable
