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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 May 22.
Published in final edited form as: Exp Clin Psychopharmacol. 2007 Apr;15(2):134–143. doi: 10.1037/1064-1297.15.2.134

Table 1.

Laboratory Schedule for Guided-Imagery Exposure

Time Activity
2:45 p.m. Participant arrived; urine and BAC check; laboratory setup
Condition 1: stress/drug cue/neutral imagery
3:00 p.m. Baseline period; heart rate/BP every minute
3:05 p.m. Craving, anxiety, and DES ratings;
3:10 p.m. Image period; heart rate/BP every minute
3:15 p.m. Craving, anxiety, and DES ratings;
3:20 p.m. Recovery period; heart rate/BP every minute
3:25 p.m. Craving, anxiety, and DES ratings;
3:30 p.m. 10-min relaxation period
Condition 2: stress/drug cue/neutral imagery
3:40 p.m. Schedule as in Condition 1
Condition 3: stress/drug cue/neutral imagery
4:20 p.m. Schedule as in Condition 1
5:00 p.m. Participant unhooked from lab apparatus—end of laboratory session

Note. BAC = blood alcohol content; BP = blood pressure; DES = Differential Emotion Scale.