Exposure Therapy : What Is It That We Are Selling?

• This discussion is a response to Muller and Schultz’s (2012) thoughtful commentary on our case series on treating Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in this issue of the Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy. We join Muller and Schultz in their dedication to exposure treatment. We  elaborate on their perceptive comments on what exposure is, and how it is presented, applied, and implemented most effectively, in the context of  BDD specifically. We conclude by briefly exploring some of the complexities of the theory underlying exposure therapy.

Subject headings

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

Keyword

exposure therapy

exposure and response prevention (ERP)

body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

anxiety

case studies

clinical case studies

case study series

Psychology

Psykologi

psykologi

Psychology

Publication and Content Type

ref (subject category)

art (subject category)