Imaginal Exposure Script Worksheet for OCD ERP

Build a first-person feared-outcome narrative with a client when an OCD fear cannot be approached in vivo. Keep the script, response-prevention rules, and practice mode together.

ERPWorksheetIntervention planningSkill practiceOCDSafety behaviors

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Tool guide

Learn more about this tool

Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.

One feared outcome

The worksheet centers on a specific feared consequence and a vivid first-person, present-tense narrative that can be used repeatedly.

Response prevention

Name the checking, reassurance seeking, avoidance, or mental neutralizing responses to refrain from during practice.

Review and revise

A completeness check shows whether the target, script, and rules are present. The practitioner decides whether the content is clinically useful.

What makes the script ready?

The target feared outcome, narrative, and response-prevention rules must be present. Readiness does not score distress or predict treatment response.

Can I change the delivery mode?

Yes. The same script can be prepared for reading aloud, visualization, recording, listening, or a combination.

What is saved from the demo?

Saving creates the reusable template and its settings. The in-memory feared outcome, script, and practitioner notes are not saved as client data.