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Flooding is prolonged exposure to the stimulus that caused the fear/trauma. Using flooding, a person learns that there is nothing dangerous about what they fear. Please provide an example of how flooding can be used with someone who has a fear of clowns.

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Examples of a conditioned stimulus are presented.

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Let's take a quick look at what is defined here and from the extra information, we are given a relatively good definition of flooding. But before we consider flooding let's assume a good example that leads to what flooding can do:

Assume that a little child won't remain quiet for their mother. The mother, at the end of any options, puts on a clown mask and ...

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