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Noun: implosion therapy
  1. A technique used in behaviour therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
    "The psychologist recommended implosion therapy to quickly address the patient's severe anxiety";
    - flooding

Derived forms: implosion therapies

Type of: behavior modification [US], behavior therapy [US], behaviour therapy [Brit, Cdn]

Encyclopedia: Implosion therapy