In this 2-hour webinar, Dr. Treanor will present the updated model for optimizing exposure therapy in the context of associative learning. In the updated model, the term “inhibitory learning” is replaced with “inhibitory retrieval.”

The webinar will include:

• empirical evidence supporting the model
• limitations of the current evidence
• current theories regarding associative change
• the importance of identifying the unconditional stimulus
• the importance of identifying conditional stimuli and "occasion setters"
• the importance of expectancy violation
• associative learning theories for feared outcomes that occur far in the future
• the impact of safety signals on extinction learning
• several examples of exposures for disorders such as panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, OCD, and PTSD.