Treatments For Phobias Flashcards

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What is flooding

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It involves exposure to a phobic stimulus across a small number of long therapy sessions

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What is the aim of flooding?

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To replace the fear response with a non fear response

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3
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The patient is ……….. To an extreme form of phobic stimulus

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Immediately exposed

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4
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quick and cost effective? FLOODING

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Usually needs 2/3 sessions and sometimes is successful after one. Cheaper than other therapies such as SD

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not always succesful… FLOODING

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Spontaneous recovery and the effectiveness of the treatment can be short lived

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