Treating phobias - Flooding Flashcards
1
Q
What is flooding?
A
An extreme form of behavioural therapy
2
Q
What does flooding entail?
A
Exposing an individual to the feared object or situation straight away
3
Q
How does flooding work?
A
Overcomes the operant conditioning.
The individual is unable to perform their avoidance behaviour so there phobia declines through continuous exposure to the object
4
Q
What are the two types of flooding?
A
In vitro - imaginary exposure
In vivo - actual exposure
5
Q
What are strengths of flooding?
A
- It is cost effective and quicker
- Highly effective for simple phobias
6
Q
What are weaknesses of flooding?
A
- It is highly traumatic and many don’t complete treatment because of this
- It is not effective with all phobias
- Ethical considerations, it is psychologically harmful
