What Is Exposure Therapy for Eating Disorders?

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2026
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Abstract
Abstract This chapter defines exposure therapy for eating disorders within the Facing Eating Disorder Fears framework and outlines its session structure, materials, and integration with prior homework review. It explains the central role of anxiety in eating disorders by detailing shared genetic risk, neurocognitive mechanisms, personality traits, and the function of avoidance behaviors and safety behaviors in maintaining core fears. The chapter presents exposure therapy as a method for disrupting fear and avoidance cycles through repeated imaginal and in vivo exposures while specifying procedures for addressing individualized fears. It contrasts habituation and inhibitory learning models to clarify mechanisms of change, emphasizing expectancy violation, fear extinction, and the formation of corrective associations. Finally, the chapter describes strategies for enhancing motivation, reinforcing engagement, and assigning structured homework to monitor anxiety and prepare for subsequent sessions.
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Authors Cheri A. Levinson, Rachel M. Butler
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Journal Oxford University Press eBooks
Year 2026
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10.1093/med-psych/9780197816875.003.0003
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https://doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780197816875.003.0003
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