flooding

/ˈflʌdɪŋ/
/ˈflʌdɪŋ/
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Other forms: floodings

Definitions of flooding
  1. noun
    a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
    synonyms: implosion therapy
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    type of:
    behavior modification, behavior therapy
    psychotherapy that seeks to extinguish or inhibit abnormal or maladaptive behavior by reinforcing desired behavior and extinguishing undesired behavior
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US
/ˈflʌdɪŋ/
UK
/ˈflʌdɪŋ/
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