Psychiatry and Psychology

Implosive Therapy

A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Flooding Therapy
  • Flooding, Imaginal
  • Imaginal Flooding
  • Therapy, Implosive
  • Flooding Therapies
  • Floodings, Imaginal
  • Imaginal Floodings
  • Implosive Therapies
  • Therapies, Flooding
  • Therapies, Implosive
  • Therapy, Flooding
  • Exposure Therapy
  • Exposure Therapies
  • Therapies, Exposure
  • Therapy, Exposure

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Indexing Annotation

a psychotherapy technique

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History Note

91(75); was see under BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1975-90

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  1. F04.754w.137w.506w.325w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Implosive Therapy. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007171. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007171
  2. Implosive Therapy. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flooding_(psychology)
  3. Implosive Therapy. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1429176