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Descriptor English: Implosive Therapy
Descriptor Spanish: Terapia Implosiva
Descriptor terapia implosiva
Entry term(s) inundación imaginaria
terapia de inundación
Scope note: Método para extinguir la ansiedad mediante saturación de la exposición a la situación de estímulo temida o a un sustituto.
Descriptor Portuguese: Terapia Implosiva
Descriptor French: Thérapie implosive
Entry term(s): Exposure Therapies
Exposure Therapy
Flooding Therapies
Flooding Therapy
Flooding, Imaginal
Floodings, Imaginal
Imaginal Flooding
Imaginal Floodings
Implosive Therapies
Therapies, Exposure
Therapies, Flooding
Therapies, Implosive
Therapy, Exposure
Therapy, Flooding
Therapy, Implosive
Tree number(s): F04.754.137.506.325
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007171
Scope note: A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute.
Annotation: a psychotherapy technique
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
HI history
IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Public MeSH Note: 91; was see under BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1975-90
History Note: 91(75); was see under BEHAVIOR THERAPY 1975-90
Entry Version: IMPLOSIVE THER
DeCS ID: 7349
Unique ID: D007171
NLM Classification: WM 425.5.D4
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/11
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Implosive Therapy - Preferred
Concept UI M0011176
Scope note A method for extinguishing anxiety by a saturation exposure to the feared stimulus situation or its substitute.
Preferred term Implosive Therapy
Entry term(s) Flooding Therapies
Flooding Therapy
Flooding, Imaginal
Floodings, Imaginal
Imaginal Flooding
Imaginal Floodings
Implosive Therapies
Therapies, Flooding
Therapies, Implosive
Therapy, Flooding
Therapy, Implosive
Exposure Therapy - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0535011
Scope note A method for treatment of anxiety disorders using repeated presentations of a specific stimulus to habituate the subject, and extinguish normal innate and acquired fear.
Preferred term Exposure Therapy
Entry term(s) Exposure Therapies
Therapies, Exposure
Therapy, Exposure



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