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
act noun (acts and actions)
implosion therapies
a form of behavior therapy involving intensive recollection and review of anxiety-producing situations or events in a patient's life in an attempt to ... (23 of 40 words)
an overflow of water that submerges or "drowns" land. The European Union Floods Directive defines a flood as a covering by water of land not normally covered by water. In the sense of "flowing water", the word may also be applied to the inflow of the ... (46 of 2520 words, 13 images)
the submerging of land under water, especially due to heavy rain, a lake or river overflowing, etc | [pathology] excessive bleeding from the uterus, ... (23 of 769 words, 17 definitions, 13 usage examples, pronunciations)
An overflowing of water onto land that is normally dry. | A flood tide. | An abundant flow or outpouring | A floodlight, specifically a unit that ... (24 of 122 words, 9 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
a situation in which water from a river or from rain covers large areas of land (16 of 47 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
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an overwhelming abundance of people or things | flooding (8 of 30 words, 2 definitions, 3 usage examples, pronunciation)
when an area is covered with water, especially from rain (10 of 22 words, 1 usage example, pronunciation)
Present participle of flood. | An act of flooding; a flood or gush. (12 of 14 words, 2 definitions)
the application of experimentally derived principles of learning to the treatment of psychological disorders. The concept derives primarily from work ... (20 of 677 words)
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in psychology, treatment of human behavioral disorders through the reinforcement of acceptable behavior and suppression of undesirable behavior. The ... (19 of 145 words)
psychotherapy that is concerned with the treatment (as by desensitization or aversion therapy) of observable behaviors rather than underlying ... (19 of 58 words)
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therapy employing behavior modification (4 of 6 words)
the situation that results when land that is usually dry is covered with water as a result of a river overflowing or heavy rain (24 of 36 words, pronunciation)
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