OCD
What does OCD stand for?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
You should do the _______ of what OCD tells you to do.
opposite
What does ERP stand for?
Exposure and Response Prevention
Not doing something because it might make you anxious
Avoidance
These are thoughts or images that happen very frequently and cause distress and anxiety.
asking a parent over and over if you are going to be late is an example of what kind of compulsion?
Reassurance Seeking
Exposure
Anxiety is the main problem we should always try to avoid.
FALSE
The act of removing someone's doubt or fears
Reassurance
Compulsions
When your brain tells you something scary or bad might happen, what should you do?
Agree with it
Resisting doing compulsions after an exposure, and instead doing the opposite of what your brain tells you to do is what? (hint: it is part of ERP)
Response Prevention
Compulsions are a choice
TRUE
Mentally figuring out options for how to fix a stressful situation
Problem solving
Another word for compulsion is...
Ritual
Silently repeating words or phrases, praying, counting, mental checking, thinking of “good” or “safe” thoughts, and neutralizing distressing mental images
Mental rituals
Making a choice to resist compulsions and stay with anxiety.
Response prevention
Doing compulsions makes your OCD worse.
TRUE
Continuing to replay the event in your mind over and over again
Rumination
What are the three parts of the OCD cycle?
Obsession
Anxiety
Compulsions
Spelling bee: How do you spell Dr. Sara's last name?
Brungardt
Jumping on an elevator, touching a dumpster, turning water faucet on and leaving it.
Exposures
OCD is a genetic condition that runs in families.
TRUE
When your parent or family does things to participate in your OCD or help you avoid anxiety
Accommodation