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Research Working Groups

Take Pride in Exposure

The primary goal of this working group is to examine the role of post-exposure pride in exposure therapy. Recent research suggests that post-exposure pride may be associated with successful treatment, indicating that strengthening...

Transdiagnostic Evidence Base of Exposure Therapy

This working group focuses on advancing a transdiagnostic, mechanism-oriented understanding of exposure therapy through meta-analytic synthesis of existing studies. The group conducts coordinated...

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...

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

This study was designed to investigate: (1) the relative value of state and trait positive affect for predicting the outcome of a single...

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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