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Implosive Therapy
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Definition
: A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute.
a psychotherapy technique
Other names
Flooding, Imaginal; Flooding Therapy; Therapy, Flooding; Therapy, Exposure; Therapies, Implosive; Therapies, Flooding; Therapies, Exposure; Implosive Therapies; Imaginal Floodings; Floodings, Imaginal; Flooding Therapies; Exposure Therapies; Therapy, Implosive; Imaginal Flooding; Exposure Therapy
