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implosion therapy

DEFINITIONS OF: implosion therapy

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n 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:
flooding
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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