Flooding (psychotherapy)
The Flooding (also overload, over-stimulation ) is a form of exposure therapy , to the techniques of behavioral therapy is counted. It is particularly successful with anxiety disorders , especially with less complex disorders .
With flooding, a phobic patient is exposed to the most fear-inducing stimulus after extensive information and preparation and should remain in the fear-inducing situation until his or her fear has subsided. For example, if a person is afraid of heights , overstimulation would be lingering on a tall tower. This form of therapy should only be carried out by a suitably trained therapist. The aim of the therapy is that the patient learns that he can overcome the fear-inducing situation. The only reassurance for the patient and a necessary prerequisite for the success of the treatment is a trusting relationship between patient and therapist.
For individual patient groups with certain pre-existing illnesses, addiction problems or unsuitable personality traits, flooding is not an option, only a graduated stimulus confrontation . Even with self-help programs, a graded confrontation is used to minimize the risks of incorrect implementation.
See also
Web links
- Exposure / behavior therapy www.verhabenwissenschaft.de
Single receipts
- ↑ Ubben, Bernd: Planning Guide Behavior Therapy. Structure of the meeting, probation, report to the reviewer. Beltz 2010
- ↑ Zarbock, Gerhard: Praxisbuch behavioral therapy. Basics and applications of biographical-systemic behavior therapy. Pabst, 2nd edition 2010
- ↑ Zarbock, Gerhard: Phase timetable VT: Tasks and structuring aids for therapists and supervisors. Pabst 2010
- ↑ Hans Morschitzky: Anxiety disorders. Springer-Verlag, 2009, ISBN 978-3-211-09449-5 , p. 397 ( limited preview in the Google book search).