Imaginal Exposure Homework: Guidelines

Meet Your Instructor: Barbara Olasov Rothbaum, Ph.D.

Associate Vice-Chair of Clinical Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
Director, Emory Healthcare Veterans Program
Director, Emory Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program
Paul A. Janssen Chair in Neuropsychopharmacology

Key Points

Instruct the patient to:

- Listen to the recording of the imaginal exposure once a day.
- Sit down with her eyes closed and visualize what she’s hearing.
- Practice imaginal exposure.
- Not practice just before bedtime.
- Not let anyone else listen to the recording.