Martijn van Teffelen

Imagery-enhanced cognitive restructuring: Protocol 119 5 THERAPIST: “What did you feel? And what did you do?” Part 2.2: Imagery interview THERAPIST: “Now I want to ask you to close your eyes and imagine you are going back to the situation [MENTION PARTICIPANT’S SITUATION HERE]. Please go back to the moment you were most angry and describe what happens as if it is happening here and now as vividly as possible. Then I will ask several questions. Now focus on the image and try to make it as vividly as possible. Can you see the image? Describe what happens as if it is happening here and now, so in the present tense. 1. “[SHORTLY SUMMARIZE THE SITUATION] 6 2. Where are you? 3. If what you see is a picture, describe what you see. 4. Who is/are with you? 5. What do you hear? 6. What do you smell? 7. What do you sense in your body? 8. What emotion do you feel? Focus on the angry unjust feeling and all its details. Can you feel it in your body? Sense [REPEAT THE PARTICIPANTS BODILY SENSATIONS] 7 ? If not: try to make it more vivid. 9. What now goes through your mind is … [REPEAT THE HOSTILE BELIEF] Part 2.3 Hostile image transformation THERAPIST: “You can keep your eyes closed. Now I want to ask you to visualize as detailed and vividly as possible what it would look like in a picture that [MENTION HOSTILE BELIEF]. I am not looking for a realistic image. The picture should adequately capture your feelings, not reality. Like a cartoon for example. Use as many details as possible. ! Use as many details as possible: What does the other do? What does the other look like? What is the other’s expression? What does the other person’s face look like? What was the other person’s posture? 6 Tip. Beware not to mention too many details. A participant might ‘lose’ the image. Try to sense if the participants are still looking at the image by checking if he can see it vividly. 7 Tip . Try to go as far as possible. For example, “What do you sense in your face? What else do you feel in your face?” Other examples of physiological signals are muscle tension, heart pounding, warmth, numb fingers, sweating.