%% date:: [[2024-01-01]] parent:: %% # [[Exposure and Response Prevention]] Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is a type of [[Cognitive Behavioral Therapy]] designed to teach an individual to respond better to a triggering object or situation by: - gradually exposing them to the feared object or compulsion - identifying the ways that they are inclined to act, and why some of those reactions can be unhealthy - retraining them to think or react in a different, more healthy way