Reference for In Vivo Flooding

In vivo flooding is a behavioral exposure therapy method that allows the patient to become submerged in the feared situation. 

In Vivo Flooding

Reference for Imaginal Flooding

Imaginal flooding is a behavioral therapy method in which the patient becomes immersed in the feared situation via imagination. 

Imaginal Flooding 

Flooding starts individuals with the most difficult tasks using the exposure fear hierarchy. 


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- Graded exposure
- Flooding
- Systematic Desensitization

 Paces for Exposure Therapy



What Is Exposure Therapy? (n.d.). American Psychological Association. Retrieved July 20, 2022, from https://www.apa.org/ptsd-guideline/patients-and-families/exposure-therapy

What is Exposure Therapy ? 

In graded exposure, individuals are assisted by psychologists to construct an exposure fear hierarchy. Feared objects, activities, or situations are ranked by difficulty. Beginning with mild or moderate difficulty exposures, and then progressing to harder ones. 


Graded Exposure 

Flooding 


Developed by Joseph Wolpe in 1958 as a refinement of earlier techniques, systematic desensitization is a form of exposure therapy that pairs graduated exposure to a feared stimulus with relaxation techniques. The process involves creating a hierarchy of anxiety-provoking situations and teaching the client relaxation methods. The client then confronts the stimuli, starting with the least frightening, while in a relaxed state. The therapy is based on the principle that an individual cannot be anxious and relaxed simultaneously, aiming to replace the fear response with a relaxation response.

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