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.

How to pronounce flooding?

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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. Warning Meteorologist Eddie Walker:

   Severe thunderstorms are expected a bit farther north across the northern High Plains on Monday, again with damaging winds and large hail being the main impacts, some spots of flash flooding cannot be ruled out, though.

2. National Hurricane Center:

   Hurricane conditions will continue over portions of the far western Cuban province of Pinar del Rio through this evening. Tropical storm conditions are expected across the remainder of the warning areas in Cuba and the Yucatan Peninsula through tonight, michael is expected to produce heavy rainfall and flash flooding over portions of western Cuba and the northeastern Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico during the next couple of days.

3. Asa Hutchinson:

   It’s really extraordinary that five rivers have breached their banks and there’s substantial flooding in multiple counties in Northeast Arkansas, as a result of that I’ve declared a state of emergency in about 20 counties in the state.

4. Pete Ricketts:

   Nebraskans should watch the weather and waterways in their communities closely in the coming days, and be prepared for historic levels of flooding even if it has not hit their community yet.

5. Neil Atkinson:

   Iran has not exactly been flooding the market with lots more oil. It seems to be far more measured.

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