Lesson 1Session-block goals: stabilization/engagement, skill-building (CBT core skills), exposure/interoceptive work, relapse preventionDis section sets goals fah each session block, like stabilization an engagement, core CBT skill-building, exposure an interoceptive work, an relapse prevention, wid ways to measure progress an move between phases.
Stabilization and early engagement goalsSkill-building block: core CBT skillsExposure and interoceptive work blockRelapse prevention and consolidation blockCriteria for moving between treatment phasesLesson 2Skill modules: diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, grounding, sleep optimization and activity schedulingDis section details key skill modules, like diaphragmatic breathing, progressive muscle relaxation, grounding ways, sleep optimization, an activity scheduling, stressing practice rules an mixing wid exposure work.
Teaching diaphragmatic breathing skillsProgressive muscle relaxation trainingGrounding skills for acute anxiety spikesSleep hygiene and optimization methodsActivity scheduling to support recoveryLesson 3Relapse prevention and maintenance strategies: creating personalized relapse plans, booster session timing, and long-term self-monitoringDis section focuses on relapse prevention an maintenance, covering personal relapse plans, spotting early warning signs, booster session timing, long-term self-watching routines, an ways to handle symptom flares good.
Identifying personal relapse risk factorsDesigning written relapse prevention plansScheduling booster and follow-up sessionsLong-term self-monitoring of symptomsResponding to setbacks and flare-upsLesson 4Treatment structure and session sequencing: recommended 12–16 session roadmap and rationale for order of targetsDis section outlines a recommended 12–16 session roadmap, clearing treatment phases, reason fah target order, balancing exposure wid skills training, an ways to flex de sequence while keeping core treatment parts.
Overview of 12–16 session treatment phasesCriteria for selecting initial treatment targetsRationale for ordering exposure and skillsBalancing structure with clinical flexibilityMonitoring progress and adjusting the planLesson 5Interoceptive exposure protocol: steps, common exercises, hierarchy development, and safety instructionsDis section gives an interoceptive exposure protocol, including check fah feared sensations, hierarchy building, common exercises, safety an medical screening, an rules fah talking after an locking in learning from each exposure.
Assessing feared bodily sensationsDeveloping an interoceptive hierarchyCore interoceptive exposure exercisesMedical screening and safety guidanceDebriefing and consolidating exposure gainsLesson 6Adaptations for high avoidance or low adherence: motivational interviewing, session pacing, behavioral activation, use of between-session support, and brief phone coachingDis section covers changes fah high avoidance or low sticking, like motivational interviewing ways, pacing an easing exposure, behavioral activation, between-session support options, an short phone or digital coaching to keep engagement.
Identifying barriers to engagementUsing motivational interviewing techniquesAdjusting exposure intensity and pacingBehavioral activation to increase approachBetween-session support and brief coachingLesson 7Psychoeducation and motivational enhancement: explaining diagnosis, rationale for exposure, addressing ambivalence and readinessDis section explains psychoeducation an motivation boost, focusing on giving diagnoses clear, explaining why exposure an CBT, tackling fears an myths, an checking readiness to change to set treatment goals together.
Explaining anxiety diagnoses clearlyPresenting the CBT and exposure rationaleAddressing fears and treatment mythsAssessing readiness and stages of changeCollaborative goal setting with patientsLesson 8Worry-focused interventions for GAD: stimulus control for worry, cognitive defusion, problem-solving training, and intolerance of uncertainty techniquesDis section tackles worry-focused interventions fah GAD, like stimulus control fah worry, cognitive defusion ways, structured problem-solving training, an techniques fah intolerance of uncertainty to cut chronic, out-of-control worry.
Assessing worry patterns and triggersStimulus control strategies for worryCognitive defusion and distancing toolsStructured problem-solving training stepsTechniques for intolerance of uncertaintyLesson 9In vivo exposure for elevator phobia: hierarchy construction, graded approach, therapist-supported vs. self-directed exposure, and use of VR or imaginal exposure if neededDis section details in vivo exposure fah elevator phobia, including check, hierarchy building, graded steps, therapist-supported vs self-directed formats, an when to use VR or imaginal fah practical or safety limits.
Functional assessment of elevator fearsConstructing a detailed exposure hierarchyDesigning graded in vivo exposure stepsTherapist-assisted versus self-directed plansUsing VR or imaginal exposure when neededLesson 10Cognitive interventions: cognitive restructuring, worry time scheduling, worry scripts, behavioral experiments for catastrophic beliefsDis section reviews cognitive interventions, like cognitive restructuring fah catastrophic beliefs, scheduled worry time, worry scripts, an behavioral experiments, wid guidance on mixing dese wid exposure techniques.
Identifying and tracking anxious thoughtsCognitive restructuring step by stepScheduling and running daily worry timeDesigning and using worry scriptsBehavioral experiments for catastrophic beliefsLesson 11Exposure for panic-related avoidance and agoraphobia: situational exposures, homework structuring, and managing anticipatory anxietyDis section explains exposure fah panic-related avoidance an agoraphobia, focusing on mapping avoided spots, designing situational exposure tasks, homework structure, handling anticipatory anxiety, an fixing common real-world practice blocks.
Mapping panic triggers and avoided placesDesigning situational exposure exercisesStructuring and reviewing exposure homeworkManaging anticipatory anxiety before tasksTroubleshooting avoidance and safety behaviors
