EMDR Therapy Protocols & Techniques 3

Question 1

The EMDR 'float-back' technique is used during which phase to identify earlier, linked memories?

Accepted Answer

Phase 1 (History Taking)

Answer

The float-back (or affect scan) technique is used during Assessment or history-taking to trace a current belief or feeling back to its earliest origin.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes the 'EMDR standard three-pronged approach'?

Accepted Answer

Past memories, present triggers, and future templates

Answer

The three-pronged approach targets past disturbing memories, present-day triggers linked to those memories, and future anticipated situations.

Question 3

In EMDR, the Validity of Cognition (VoC) scale measures:

Accepted Answer

How true the positive belief feels on a scale of 1–7

Answer

The VoC is a 1–7 scale measuring how true the Positive Cognition feels when paired with the target memory.

Question 4

The 'Recent Traumatic Event Protocol' (R-TEP) differs from the standard EMDR protocol primarily because it:

Accepted Answer

Addresses trauma that occurred within the past three months and includes present-focused work

Answer

R-TEP is adapted for recent trauma and incorporates special procedures to handle fragmented and still-evolving traumatic memory.

Question 5

When closing an incomplete EMDR session (one where SUD is not yet at 0), the therapist should:

Accepted Answer

Use a containment exercise and provide psychoeducation about what to expect between sessions

Answer

Proper closure of an incomplete session involves containment strategies and briefing the client that processing may continue between sessions.

(EMDR) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Practice Test

(EMDR) Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Practice Test

EMDR Therapy Protocols & Techniques 3