Flooding AO3

• • Flooding is effective in short term
  • it works quicker than SD as a person can unlearn in 2-3 hours rather than gradually over several weeks
  • as there can be quick results it may be appropriate for some people than SD
  • increases validity of flooding as a treatment
• • unethical treatment
  • traumatic being exposed to fear for 2-3 hours till fear is exhausted
  • argued that SD with its gradual exposure and more client control is more appropriate
  • therefore flooding is not viewed by some psychologists as the best treatment for phobias