Definitions for implosion therapy
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1. implosion therapy, floodingnoun

   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. implosion therapy

   Flooding, sometimes referred to as in vivo exposure therapy, is a form of behavior therapy and desensitization—or exposure therapy—based on the principles of respondent conditioning. 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 is still used in behavior therapy today. Flooding is a psychotherapeutic method for overcoming phobias. In order to demonstrate the irrationality of the fear, a psychologist would put a person in a situation where they would face their phobia. 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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1. implosion therapy

   Implosion therapy is a type of behavioral therapy and exposure therapy, primarily used in the field of psychology, where a patient is exposed to their fears or phobias in an intense and repetitive manner. The aim is to reduce anxiety by encouraging the patient to confront their triggers directly, thus, making them realize that their fears are irrational or unfounded. This therapy assumes that anxiety is learned and can, therefore, be unlearned by utilizing coping mechanisms and stress management techniques.

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