On Demand OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: Fear of Vomiting: Triple Exposure for Emetophobia
This presentation was originally reviewed on October 5, 2022, and broadcast live online on October 7, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET.
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Emetophobia, a fear of vomiting, stands apart from most other mental health problems. It is often challenging to determine whether it is the correct diagnosis relative to diagnostic alternatives (Social Anxiety, ARFID, Anorexia, ODD, PTSD). There is even some debate as to how it should be categorized as a disorder (a Simple Phobia, or a subset of OCD). And while it may seem at first glance to be a disorder which results in no more than inconvenience to those that suffer with it, in truth emetophobics may struggle with catastrophic quality of life issues related to all aspects of life and functioning.
This webinar focuses on the often-subtle symptom presentations of this disorder, and reviews the multiple cognitive behavioral interventions aimed at helping emetophobics overcome their anxieties and reclaim their lives. Very specific strategies in the form of video exposure, environmental exposure, behavioral exposure, and symptom cue exposure will be illustrated. Interventions to avoid in therapy and instructions to provide to significant others in the emetophobic’s life will be presented. Participants will come away with a better understanding of the disorder and its emotional sequela and will have a set of specific strategies to share with their clients in treatment.
Target Audience
This activity is intended for physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and other mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives
After this lecture, registrants will be able to:
- Identify many of the subtle ways in which emetophobia interferes with functioning through hypervigilance and behavioral avoidance
- Describe how to design an appropriate environmental/behavioral exposure for emetophobics
- Apply multiple level exposures to a single video, allowing them to create a more specific exposure hierarchy for their clients.
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About the speaker
Dr. Allen Weg has been a New Jersey licensed psychologist for nearly 30 years. He is Founder and Executive Director of Stress and Anxiety services of New Jersey (SASNJ), and is also co-founder, Ex-President and presently member on the Board of Directors of OCD New Jersey, the New Jersey affiliate of IOCDF. He has presented over 80 times on the topic of OCD to mental health professional groups. He is on the faculty of the BTTI and is also a faculty member of the IOCDF Online Consultation Groups service.
Dr. Weg provides video instruction on OCD treatment on the practice’s YouTube channel with a series of video clips entitled, “OCD Tips.” He has been a field clinical supervisor for graduate students at the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology at Rutgers University since 1991.
Dr. Weg has been seen previously on several cable TV talk shows and was featured on the ABC news show Primetime 20/20, which focused on the treatment of children with OCD, as well as NPR’s Voices in the Family, where he discussed OCD treatment.
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Allen H. Weg, Ed.D., reports that he has no relationships with any entity producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing health care goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients during the past 24 months. He will not discuss any products, services, or off-label uses in this presentation. All conflicts have been mitigated through review.
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OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series: Fear of Vomiting: Triple Exposure for Emetophobia
Allen H. Weg, Ed.D
Founder and Executive Director
Stress and Anxiety Services of New Jersey
East Brunswick, NJ
Originally reviewed October 5, 2022.
Originally broadcast live October 7, 2022, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET.
Enduring Activity Credit Expiration Date: November 14, 2024.
Activity Time: Ninety-minute webinar lecture with a 15-minute evaluation process. Total Time: 1:45
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