The 3 types of
Graduated Exposure Practice
There are three types of exposure practice used for
Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
1. INTEROCEPTIVE EXPOSURE
(lose your fear of the BODILY SYMPTOMS of panic.)
2. REAL LIFE (‘IN VIVO’) EXPOSURE
(lose your fear of EXTERNAL situations.)
This includes dropping ‘Safety Behaviours’.
3. IMAGINAL EXPOSURE
(Facing the fear in your imagination first)