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Research Working Groups

Clinical Assay for Exposure Therapy

The Clinical Assay Working Group has two main goals. The first is to develop a clinical assay to (1) guide clinicians in measuring session success and (2) inform research on the development of augmentation strategies. The second goal is to establish the clinical assay...

Virtual Reality Exposure and Public Speaking Anxiety: Moderating Role of State and Trait Positive Affectivity

The identification of moderators of exposure-based cognitive behavior therapy (EXCBT) outcome has the potential to: (1) guide the judicious application of the limited resource of EXCBT, and...

Human Threat Extinction

The goal of the Human Threat Extinction Working Group is to generate a basic fear conditioning protocol optimally designed for studies examining extinction enhancement strategies (e.g., counterconditioning, gradual extinction, etc.,)...

Mechanisms of Action

The Mechanisms of Action Working Group aims to promote research in four priority areas: (1) conceptualization - the need for a more comprehensive and integrated theoretical framework for understanding exposure therapy mechanisms...

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