Healing Trauma: The Amazing Results of Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Trauma and Prolonged Exposure Therapy Trauma can leave deep scars on the psyche, affecting every aspect of a person’s life. Yet, evidence-based treatments provide hope. Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PE) has emerged as the gold standard treatment for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), offering a path to healing and recovery after experiencing trauma. What is Prolonged Exposure Therapy Prolonged Exposure Therapy is an evidence-based treatment approach specifically designed for symptoms of PTSD and related conditions. PE aims to target trauma-related symptoms by gradually reducing avoidance of memories, thoughts, and situations impacting an individual’s quality of life. How Prolonged Exposure Therapy Works The Role of a Psychological Practice Seeking out a psychological practice… Read More

Prolonged Exposure Therapy One of the most well established and highly effective treatments for PTSD is prolonged exposure therapy. However, while this treatment has demonstrated much success over the years, focusing on habituation as the primary mechanisms of change has been called into question. The inhibitory learning model challenges outdated approaches and aligns with advances in neuroscience. Inhibitory Learning Model: Advances in CBT According to the inhibitory learning model, when exposure therapy results in extinction, information in the brain is not rewritten. Instead, new learning simply inhibits older excititory learning. The important take-home is that information is never unlearned. It just becomes inhibited. This means that depending on context and… Read More

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Healing Trauma: The Amazing Results of Prolonged Exposure Therapy

Behavioral Innovations in PTSD and Trauma Therapy