Recently, flooding has been used less frequently by behaviour therapists to treat phobias because
a) it causes extreme discomfort for the patient.
b) the theory behind the technique is contrary to behavioural principles.
c) it has been found to cause patients to faint.
d) it results in "symptom-substitution": the patient simply becomes fearful of a different stimulus.
a
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