flooding process

• what is flooding

  flooding involves immediate exposure to the phobic stimulus without the gradual build up. the sessions are longer than S.D however there is often only one session. without the option for avoidance behaviour, the patient quickly learns that the stimulus is harmless.
• when is a learned response extinguished

  a learned response/phobia is extinguished when the conditioned stimulus (e.g., a dog) is encountered without the unconditioned stimulus (being bitten).