Recently, Flooding Has Been Used Less Frequently by Behaviour Therapists

question 43

Multiple Choice

Recently, flooding has been used less frequently by behaviour therapists to treat phobias because

• A)it causes extreme discomfort for the patient.
• B)the theory behind the technique is contrary to behavioural principles.
• C)it has been found to cause patients to faint.
• D)it results in "symptom-substitution": the patient simply becomes fearful of a different stimulus.

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Definitions:

Episodic Memory

Type of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences, including their context and associated emotions.

Governing Principles

Fundamental rules or laws that dictate the operation or management of an organization, system, or set of beliefs.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by various entities to cope with reality and to maintain self-image.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the unconscious exclusion of painful impulses, desires, or fears from the conscious mind.