Treatments For Phobias Flashcards
1
Q
What is flooding
A
It involves exposure to a phobic stimulus across a small number of long therapy sessions
2
Q
What is the aim of flooding?
A
To replace the fear response with a non fear response
3
Q
The patient is ……….. To an extreme form of phobic stimulus
A
Immediately exposed
4
Q
quick and cost effective? FLOODING
A
Usually needs 2/3 sessions and sometimes is successful after one. Cheaper than other therapies such as SD
5
Q
not always succesful… FLOODING
A
Spontaneous recovery and the effectiveness of the treatment can be short lived