EMDR · Reprocessing
Phase 3 Assessment Script
Image, NC, PC, VoC, emotion, SUDs, body
A clean one-page setup for any reprocessing session. Move through in order; don't skip the body.
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Target image
'What picture represents the worst part of the memory?'
Image
2
Negative cognition
A self-referencing belief held now, in present tense.
NC
3
Positive cognition + VoC
'When you bring up that picture, what would you like to believe about yourself now?' Rate 1–7.
PC
VoC (1 = completely false → 7 = completely true)
0
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5
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7
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Emotion + SUDs
0 = no disturbance → 10 = worst imaginable.
Emotion(s)
SUDs
0
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5
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7
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9
10
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Body location
'Where do you feel it in your body?'
Body
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