Exposure Hierarchy: What It Is and How to Build One
What an exposure hierarchy is and how to build one step by step: item selection, anticipated ratings, number of levels, and the design errors to avoid.
Browse exposure protocols, published research and practical questions about using VR in your practice.
What an exposure hierarchy is and how to build one step by step: item selection, anticipated ratings, number of levels, and the design errors to avoid.
What interoceptive exposure is: how the feared body sensations of panic disorder are induced, which exercises the repertoire holds and what precautions apply.
What imaginal exposure is and what prolonged exposure is: how the two differ, when each is indicated, and what training the PTSD protocol demands.
How an exposure therapy session is prepared: functional assessment, the prediction under test, materials, the therapist's script and the errors that cost most.
What happens in an exposure therapy session, phase by phase: framing, approach, within-session recording and closure, and when an exposure is stopped.
A cardiac coherence breathing protocol before VR exposure sessions: resonance breathing, the HRV evidence and the 4-6, 5-5 and 4-7-8 techniques.
A practical VR headset hygiene protocol for clinical practices: disinfection, hygienic covers, hair and glasses management, and airing times between patients.
Prolonged exposure protocols for PTSD using virtual reality: Bravemind, civilian trauma survivors, biofeedback, and exclusion criteria for clinicians.
How to use virtual reality in EMDR's phase 2 (preparation) to install a safe place, container, and stabilization skills before trauma processing begins.
A structured protocol for the first VRET session: pre-session assessment, headset acclimatization, low-intensity exposure, SUDS and session closure.
A step-by-step VR exposure protocol for acrophobia: 6 height levels, SUDS criteria to progress, vestibular contraindications, and in-vivo transition guidance.
How to calibrate VR exposure and response prevention for OCD across contamination, symmetry and checking, with the emerging evidence and cautions.
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