EMDR
Psychotherapy approached developed by Francine Shapiro.
What is EMDR Therapy?
AIP stands for this foundational theory of EMDR.
What is the Adaptive Information Processing Model?
During reprocessing, the clinician periodically pauses bilateral stimulation to ask this common question.
What do you notice now?
This calming exercise often involves imagining a location where the client feels safe or peaceful.
What is the Safe/Calm Place exercise?
This first phase involves gathering history and developing the treatment plan.
What is Phase 1: History Taking and Treatment Planning?
Type of stimulation such as eye movements, taps, or tones.
What is bilateral stimulation (BLS)
According to the AIP model, psychopathology often results from these memories remaining inadequately processed.
What are maladaptively stored memories?
This subjective 0–10 scale measures disturbance associated with the target memory.
What is the SUD (Subjective Units of Disturbance) scale?
These internal or external strengths are strengthened before trauma processing when needed.
What are resources?
During this phase, the therapist teaches coping skills and prepares the client for reprocessing.
What is Phase 2: Preparation?
EMDR is recognized as an evidence-based treatment for this condition.
What is PTSD?
The AIP model proposes that current triggers activate these earlier experiences.
What are unprocessed memories?
This 1–7 scale measures how true the positive cognition feels to the client.
What is the VOC (Validity of Cognition) scale?
This resourcing technique involves imagining supportive figures who offer wisdom, protection, or nurturance.
What are nurturing, protective, or wise figures (Resource Development and Installation)?
In this phase, the target memory and its components are identified.
What is Phase 3: Assessment?
EMDR aims to reduce the emotional distress associated with these stored experiences.
What are traumatic or maladaptively stored memories?
EMDR targets past memories, present triggers, and this future-oriented component.
What is the future template?
During assessment, the clinician identifies the image, negative cognition, emotions, body sensations, and this additional element.
What is the positive cognition?
Resourcing is especially important when clients demonstrate limited affect tolerance or inadequate this.
What is emotional regulation or stabilization?
Body Scan occurs during this numbered phase.
What is Phase 6: Body Scan?
According to EMDR, symptom reduction occurs by facilitating this natural information processing system.
What is adaptive information processing?
In the AIP model, healing occurs when maladaptive memory networks become linked with these.
What are adaptive memory networks or adaptive information?
One principle of EMDR methodology is that clinicians should avoid doing too much of this during reprocessing.
What is directing, interpreting, or leading the client?
This EMDR intervention strengthens adaptive neural networks before trauma processing begins.
What is Resource Development and Installation (RDI)?
The final phase begins the next session by evaluating treatment effects and determining the next target.
What is Phase 8: Reevaluation?