满灌疗法

满灌疗法的原理，是激发患者内心强烈的焦虑感，进而消除恐惧感。然而，有批评者指出，这样的暴露疗法不但不会起到治疗效果，反而会适得其反，让已经备受恐惧折磨的患者更加痛苦。

However , critics say that intense exposures may not be therapeutic but instead traumatic to people already struggling with extreme fear .

患者是否会对满灌疗法产生不良反应，无法预测；所以，使用满灌疗法时不急于求成，效果可能更好。

There is no way to know if a patient will respond well to flooding therapy , so the general consensus is that slow and steady wins the race .

满灌疗法和暴露疗法一样直截了当：患者第一次求医，医生就会让他们直面所有令其恐惧的场景。

Flooding therapy works just like exposure therapy , except there is nothing slow about it . Patients will be asked to face full-on fear in the first visit .

但不用担心，满灌疗法（患者直面他们所恐惧的情景），能帮患者摆脱害怕蜘蛛、狗，甚至害怕电梯的心理焦虑。

But never fear ; anxiety caused by spiders , dogs , and even elevators can all be alleviated through flooding , an intense form of exposure therapy that requires patients to face their fears .