Definitions for flooding
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1. implosion therapy, flooding(noun)

   a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them

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1. flooding(Noun)

   An act of flooding; a flood or gush.

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1. Flooding

   of Flood

2. Flooding(noun)

   the filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess

3. Flooding(noun)

   an abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus

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1. Flooding

   Flooding is a form of behavior therapy based on the principles of respondent conditioning. It is sometimes referred to as exposure therapy or prolonged exposure therapy. As a psychotherapeutic technique, it is used to treat phobia and anxiety disorders including post-traumatic stress disorder. It works by exposing the patient to their painful memories, with the goal of reintegrating their repressed emotions with their current awareness. Flooding was invented by psychologist Thomas Stampfl in 1967. It still is used in behavior therapy today. Flooding is a psychotherapeutic method for overcoming phobias. This is a faster method of ridding fears when compared with systematic desensitization. In order to demonstrate the irrationality of the fear, a psychologist would put a person in a situation where they would face their phobia at its worst. Under controlled conditions and using psychologically-proven relaxation techniques, the subject attempts to replace their fear with relaxation. The experience can often be traumatic for a person, but may be necessary if the phobia is causing them significant life disturbances. The advantage to flooding is that it is quick and usually effective. There is, however, a possibility that a fear may spontaneously recur. This can be made less likely with systematic desensitization, another form of a classical condition procedure for the elimination of phobias.

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   Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of flooding in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of flooding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of flooding in a Sentence

1. Pierre Modou Mbengue:

   This year everyone's concern is flooding.

2. Salomon Miranda:

   Catastrophic flooding happens during droughts.

3. David Heymann:

   Flooding is occurring with increased frequency.

4. Bob Oravec:

   It won't take much added rain to cause flooding.

5. Joshua Bhatt:

   The sea was roaring in, flooding the entire main deck.

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