On this page, we will provide you with a phobia hierarchy worksheet that will help you create a phobia hierarchy for exposure therapy.
What is the Phobia Hierarchy worksheet about?
A phobia is an anxiety disorder characterised by an irrational and intense fear of an object, situation, or activity that is unlikely to cause harm. People who have phobias often make considerable efforts to avoid the sources of their phobias. Some phobias are simple and have an identified trigger. Others are complex and have multiple triggers. Some of them include social anxiety also known as social phobia and agoraphobia. Common symptoms of phobias include intense anxiety when exposed to a trigger, a perceived feeling of lack of control, intense fear and inability to function properly. To treat phobias, a phobia hierarchy is necessary, especially if your choice of treatment is through exposure therapy. In this worksheet, we will look at how to create an effective phobia hierarchy for phobia treatment.
How will the Phobia hierarchy worksheet help?
The phobia hierarchy worksheet will help clients with phobias to form a list of items, situations, or activities that cause them anxiety. This hierarchy will be used during exposure therapy.
Instruction on how to use the Phobia Hierarchy worksheet
In the space provided, list your phobias, starting from the least to the most threatening, to create a phobia hierarchy.
You can download this worksheet here.
Conclusion
On this page, we provided you with a phobia hierarchy worksheet that we hope helped to make your exposure therapy sessions a success.
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