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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Oct 12.
Published in final edited form as: Behav Modif. 2005 Mar;29(2):227–255. doi: 10.1177/0145445504272599

TABLE 2. A Series of Exercises That Illustrate the Process of Successive Approximations to a New Identity for Youth Living With HIV (YLH).

Behavioral Goal: Disclosure to Sexual Partners

Module Session Exercise
1 1 Confront attitudes toward being HIV-positive
1 1 Consider why being HIV-positive is important in your life
1 3 Feeling thermometer of script involving someone disclosing to a friend
1 3 Problem solve whether to tell
1 3 Identify situations where telling is necessary
1 4 Respond to stigma statements
1 4 Cognitive self-talk
1 7 Incomplete sentence exercise—how they feel about themselves and what emotions they're avoiding
1 8 Compare characteristics of people who successfully avoid reinfection with personal characteristics
2 1 Explore personal goals through identifying possible selves
2 1 Scripts to illustrate dilemmas around sexual issues for YLH
2 3 Session: Should I tell my partner I am HIV-positive?