SUDS
The acronym SUDS stands for...
What is subjective units of distress
An unhelpful behavior that serves to reduce anxiety
What is a safety behavior
For this type of exposure, the participant does not directly interact with the thing that they are anxious about (i.e. looking at a picture of a fear food).
What is an imaginary exposure
ERP is a type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
True
The regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something
What are values
The SUDS level that someone experiences prior to beginning an exposure
What is anticipatory anxiety
True or false: If you engage in a safety behavior during an exposure, you should start the exposure trial over.
True, in order to not reinforce previous learning that safety behaviors are needed to tolerate certain situations/triggers
This type of exposure is not planned, or the participant is not fully prepared for the exposure ahead of time
What is a spontaneous exposure
Healthy coping skills are allowed when engaging in an exposure
False. We want to learn that we can tolerate a moderate amount of distress.
An activity that a person engages in after an exposure to focus their attention on something important to them and to build motivation to engage in ERP
What is a valued activity
Exposures should be challenging but manageable. An ideal initial SUDS level for an exposure is...
What is SUDS = 3 or 4
What is response prevention?
Resisting engaging in safety behaviors during an exposure
For this type of exposure, the participant directly interacts with the thing they are anxious about (i.e. eating a fear food).
What is an in vivo exposure
After you do an exposure once, you can move onto the next exposure on your hierarchy.
Something that occurs separate from an exposure that can make the exposure more challenging
What are vulnerability factors
The highest SUDS level that someone experiences during an exposure
What is peak SUDS
Sally does an exposure for 10 trials. During the first trial, here peak SUDS = 7. During the 10th exposure, her peak SUDS = 3. What ERP concept is this describing?
What is habituation?
For this type of exposure, the participant does something to mimic or induce uncomfortable physiological sensations such as nausea or dizziness
What is an interoceptive exposure
Exposure therapy ends once someone discharges from treatment
False. In order to maintain progress, one should practice living an "exposure lifestyle" and continue to initiate challenges for themselves.
True or false: one should engage in a valued activity immediately after an exposure
False. One should sit with their anxiety until habituation or inhibitory learning has occurred.
Tracking SUDS during an exposure allows one to observe whether ________ has occurred.
What is habituation
Why is response prevention necessary when doing an exposure?
Answers will vary. Example: If you expose yourself to something and and react the way you always have (with using safety behaviors) you will not learn that you can handle uncomfortable situations without these behaviors. One goal of exposure therapy is to change your behavior, and without response prevention you're just making yourself anxious.
What type of exposure is worst case scenario (imaginary, in vivo, spontaneous)?
Imaginary exposure
The longer that you are in treatment, the easier exposure therapy will get
False. Vulnerability factors can impact difficulty of an exposure and one's response to it.
Why are values important to ERP?
Answers will vary. Example: the things that we avoid or do not manage in a healthy way interfere with our ability to act in a way that is in line with our values. By engaging in ERP, we are working towards living a values based life.