Exposure therapy
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| - | '''Flooding''', sometimes referred to as '''in vivo exposure therapy''', is a form of [[behavior therapy]] and [[desensitization (medicine)|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 [[psychological repression|repressed]] emotions with their current awareness. Flooding was invented by [[psychologist]] [[Thomas Stampfl]] in 1967. It is still used in [[behavior therapy]] today. | + | '''Exposure therapy''' is a technique in [[behavior therapy]] thought to help treat [[anxiety disorder]]s. |
| + | Exposure therapy involves exposing the target patient to the anxiety source or its context without the intention to cause any danger. Doing so is thought to help them overcome their [[anxiety]] or [[Distress (medicine)|distress]]. | ||
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| - | * [[Attachment therapy]], a controversial [[autism]] treatment intended to induce long-term behavioral compliance in children by combining nonconsensual flooding and [[Sensory overload|sensory-overload]] techniques with the [[traumatic bonding]] relationship also manifested in [[Stockholm syndrome]] | + | * [[Prolonged exposure therapy]] |
| - | * [[Desensitization (psychology)]] | + | |
| - | * [[Immersion therapy]] | + | |
| - | * [[Sensitization]] | + | |
| - | * [[Systematic desensitization]] | + | |
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Exposure therapy is a technique in behavior therapy thought to help treat anxiety disorders.
Exposure therapy involves exposing the target patient to the anxiety source or its context without the intention to cause any danger. Doing so is thought to help them overcome their anxiety or distress.
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