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Delivering VR Exposure TherapyLesson 15 of 32
What Should Clinicians Do When Anxiety Spikes During Exposure?
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Kim Bullock, MDClinical Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford School of MedicineLesson summary
High anxiety during exposure is an opportunity, not a problem — the goal is to help clients tolerate the highest anxiety they can. Read the SUDS and habituation curve, decide when to hold or adjust, and debrief distress constructively so the exposure keeps its therapeutic value.
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- Reading SUDS and habituation curves
- When to hold, adjust or pause
- Debriefing distress constructively
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