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Princeton's WordNet
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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flooding(Noun)
An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
Webster Dictionary
Flooding
of Flood
Flooding(noun)
the filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess
Flooding(noun)
an abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus
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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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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of flooding in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of flooding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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Catastrophic flooding happens during droughts.
Flooding is occurring with increased frequency.
It won't take much added rain to cause flooding.
The sea was roaring in, flooding the entire main deck.
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