flooding

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flooding(n = noun.act) implosion therapy - 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;

is a kind of behavior modification, behavior therapy

Derived form verb flood₁

flooding, n.

The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess. [1913 Webster]
An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus. Dunglison. [1913 Webster]