Inhibitory Learning Exposure Worksheet

The Inhibitory Learning Exposure Worksheet is a two-phase worksheet for exposure therapy or ERP. Practitioners and clients use it to specify a feared outcome before exposure, compare it with what actually happened, and record the learning takeaway.

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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.

When It Is Used

Use it when exposure practice is framed as testing a feared prediction and consolidating learning from the prediction-outcome gap.

Two-Phase Structure

Pre-exposure fields are completed before practice; post-exposure fields are completed after practice.

Incomplete Exposure

If the exposure is not completed, the pre-exposure plan remains incomplete and the tool does not request outcome conclusions.

Important Limits

The worksheet does not rank exposures, track SUDS, generate feared outcomes, infer therapeutic success, or create learning statements automatically.

What is the main output of the worksheet?

The main output is a prediction-versus-outcome exposure record with a learning statement.

Can the post-exposure section be completed first?

No. The worksheet requires the pre-exposure prediction structure before outcome review.

What happens if safety behaviors were used?

Safety behaviors are recorded descriptively for practitioner review; the system does not automatically classify the exposure as invalid.

Does the worksheet create the next exposure?

No. It can inform future exposure design, but it does not generate or rank new exposure tasks.