EP 226 - How Does Exposure Work For Anxiety? Habituation vs Inhibitory Learning

The Anxious Truth - A Panic, Anxiety, and Mental Health Podcast

Drew Linsalata

Anxiety Attacks, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorders, Health Anxiety, Agoraphobia, Anxiety Help, Panic Attacks, Health & Fitness, Panic Attack, Ocd, Mental Health

4.9 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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How Does Exposure Work For Anxiety? Habituation vs Inhibitory LearningWe know about exposure. Going toward the thing we fear rather than trying to avoid it, escape from it, or engineer life so that it is never “triggered”. We know that exposure is en effective tool when it comes to anxiety disorders. But how does it actually work? Why does it sometimes only work halfway? Why does it sometimes not last? What is habituation? What is inhibitory learning? Let's get g...

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0:00.0	This week on The Anxious Truth, we're going to get a little geeky with it.
0:03.0	We're going to talk about how exposure works.
0:05.7	Why sometimes it only works part of the way, and you wind up prone to setback or relapse.
0:10.8	We're going to talk about habituation versus inhibitory learning.
0:14.0	I promise not to get too technical, we're going to keep it friendly. Let's go.
0:26.5	Hello everybody, welcome back to The Anxious Truth.
0:28.8	This is podcast episode number two, two, six, recording in September of 2022.
0:34.5	I am Drew Linselata, creator and host of The Anxious Truth.
0:37.8	If you are new to the podcast so the YouTube channel and have just stumbled in,
0:41.2	The Anxious Truth is the podcast that covers all things anxiety,
0:44.4	anxiety disorders, and anxiety recovery.
0:47.2	Welcome. I'm happy you're here and I hope you find it helpful.
0:49.6	If you are a returning listener or YouTube viewer,
0:52.4	welcome back. Always happy that you're here.
0:54.2	Thank you for your continued support.
0:56.2	Today we are going to talk about the mechanics of exposure,
0:59.7	how exposure works. Sometimes and why sometimes it doesn't work fully and why some people
1:03.6	wind up in setbacks and how we can maximize the value of our exposure.
1:07.8	Essentially, this was requested by a lot of people when they asked about the difference
1:11.4	between habituation and inhibitory learning.
1:14.5	So it's going to get a little bit technical and a little bit geeky,
1:17.0	but I'm such a nerd about this stuff. I dig this.
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