Impulse control therapy

Question 1

Goal

Answer 1

is not to eliminate the behaviour
itself, but to establish normal, healthy behaviour.
e.g. a previously compulsive shopper could shop without activating the urge to shop compulsively

Question 2

Researcher

Answer 2

Miller

Question 3

Year of study

Answer 3

2010

Question 4

Main proposition

Answer 4

when treatment resolves the Feeling State, the compulsive urge will be eliminated

Question 5

Cognitive change

Answer 5

rationalizations and distorted thinking that people have used to justify their out-of-control behaviour begin to disappear

Question 6

Behavioural change

Answer 6

destructive behaviours usually disappear and the person automatically begins to seek more appropriate ways to obtain the desired feeling

Question 7

Step 1

Answer 7

aspect of the behaviour which produces the
most intense feelings will be identified

Question 8

Step 2

Answer 8

intense positive feeling along with any physical sensations created associated with the act will be identified

Question 9

Positive Feelings Scale

Answer 9

a 0 to 10 scale with 10 being the most intense positive feeling used to rate positive feelings experienced in feeling state

Question 10

Step 3

Answer 10

Client asked re-create feeling state in their brain while preforming EDMR exercises

Question 11

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EDMR)

Answer 11

the individual recalls problem behaviour or
memories while simultaneously focusing on an external stimulus

Question 12

External stimuli used in EDMR

Answer 12

-therapist directed lateral eye movements (most common)
-hand-tapping
-audio stimulation

Question 13

Step 4

Answer 13

undertake reflections on the therapy between sessions, then return to re-evaluate their feeling-state in relation to the problematic behaviour using the positive feeling scale

Question 14

Step 5

Answer 14

Continue the revaluation and processing in further sessions until the person’s drive toward the compulsive behaviour has been
eliminated and the behaviour has changed

Question 15

case study used as evidence

Answer 15

compulsive gambler John, gambled up to 40 hours a week
-lost his first marriage
-experienced depression as a result of gambling
-got into debt
after impulse control therapy
-enjoyed twice-weekly poker nights
-could leave the table after a set period whether he was winning or losing
-doing well in his job and relationship.