OCD
OCD stands for the following:
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
ERP, the treatment for OCD, stands for this:
Exposure Response Prevention
What are obsessions?
Intrusive and unwanted thoughts and/or image that occur over and over again and cause anxiety and/or distress.
True or false: treatment works just as well if you engage in compulsions(rituals) during and/or directly after exposures
False.
Compulsions can be described as...
behaviors and/or mental tasks one feels driven to do in attempt to reduce the anxiety/distress caused by obsession.
What is a hierarchy?
A list of obsessions in order of least distress to greatest distress caused.
True or False: Engaging in compulsions can make anxiety go away permanently.
False! Compulsions may result in temporary relief but maintain anxiety in the long run.
exposures can be done in the following 2 ways:
real life and imaginal
This is what you should do instead of providing someone with OCD reassurance
help them tolerate the uncertainty
True or false: kicking out OCD is always easy.
No! It's hard work and you've done a great job!