Covert sensitisation Nicotine
> Client is encouraged to relax
> Therapist then reads from a script asking the client to imagine an aversive situation.
> For example, the client may imagine himself or herself smoking a cigarette followed by the most unpleasant consequences e.g. the experience of vomiting, or imagine themselves smoking a cigarette covered in faeces.
> The more vivid the imaginary scene is the better the treatment works.
> Therefore, the therapist will go into graphic detail about certain elements of the scene (smells, sounds, physical movements).
