flooding

Question 1

What is flooding?

Answer 1

• no gradual exposure, patients exposed to stimulus at top of hierarchy instantly
  -imaginal exposure, virtual reality exposure, in vivo exposure
  -forced, prolonged exposure to stimulus that provoked the original trauma

Question 2

How does flooding work?

Answer 2

-Patients anxiety is held at a high level, people can only experience anxiety response for a certain length of time before it has to subside due to exhaustion
-if the patient is prevented form making their normal avoidance response, extinction will occur

Question 3

What is implosion therapy?

Answer 3

• made by thomas stampfl
  -phobic patients were bombarded with detailed descriptions of the situations that they feared for 6-9 continuous hours lost their fear
• zev wanderer reduced time needed for the first flooding from 9 to about 2 hours

Question 4

How is relaxation used in flooding?

Answer 4

• exhaustion sets in and anxiety subsides
• no choice but to confront fear so panic subsides and the fear is extinguished
  -therapist offers little assistance but will help with relaxation techniques
• progressive muscle relaxation
• therapist discussed levels of anxiety the patients are prepared to endure during the session before it commences

Question 5

What are the AO1 techniques for flooding?

Answer 5

• exposed to stimulus at top of hierarchy
• replace fear with relaxation
  -patients anxiety gets to point of exhaustion
  -prevents normal avoidance
  -only experience anxiety for a certain amount of time before it has to subside
  -relaxation techniques