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what is flooding
exposing clients to a very frightening situation without build up
how does flooding work
removes the conditioned fear response
do clients give informed consent for flooding
yes
one strength of flooding
cost effective - doesn't take too many sessions
one limitation of flooding
ethical issues - very stressful for patient
what is systematic desensitisation 
a behavioural technique where a person is gradually exposed to an anxiety producing situation whilst engaged in relaxation at the same time to reduce the effect of anxiety
how does a therapist reduce anxiety in systematic desensitisation 
engaging the patient in relaxation techniques - breathing and imagery
why do therapists ensure their patients are relaxed during systematic desensitisation
reciprocal inhibition - relaxation and anxiety cannot happen at the same time
what is an anxiety hierarchy
a list of situations ranked for much anxiety they produce
one strength of systematic desensitisation  
ethical - participants agree with every level of hierarchy
one limitation of systematic desensitisation
use of VR - artificial and doesn't produce the same amount of anxiety as the real situation would