Flooding

• What does flooding involve?

  Immediate exposure to a very frightening situation
• How long does one flooding session typically last?

  2-3 hours
• Flooding sessions are typically longer than systematic desensitisation sessions
• Flooding stops phobic response very quickly
• What is extinction?

  A learned response is extinguished when conditioned stimulus is encountered without unconditioned stimulus
• Why is it important fully informed consent is given for flooding?

  Unpleasant experience