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6/14/13 <br />

Talking points <br />

1. Would earlier <strong>and</strong> more intensive treatment <br />

(preferably with ERP) make a difference in the long <br />

term Is this harder to achieve with sexual obsessions <br />

And when paaent seems to be funcaoning well <br />

2. What about stopping meds before, during <strong>and</strong> aner <br />

pregnancy Risks versus benefits <br />

3. How do you successfully do ERP in paaents who <br />

ritualise constantly <br />

Case 2 <br />

9 <br />

Father with sexual intrusions re contact <br />

with infant daughter <br />

Christopher Mogan <br />

Director, The Anxiety Clinic <br />

Richmond <br />

Australia <br />

Model for Case 2 <br />

SATURDAY<br />

• 35 year old man with a strong family history of <br />

contaminaaon, order <strong>and</strong> symmetry, high avoidance, <br />

contaminaaon worries re pregnant wife …increased h<strong>and</strong>-­washing,<br />

fear of harm. <br />

• Employed as an electrical engineer in large mula-­‐naaonal <br />

company. Previous 10 years, avoided bins, door h<strong>and</strong>les, <br />

sharing drinks, fear of transferring germs wife; increasing <br />

moral/ethical concerns –woman in shop touched his h<strong>and</strong> <br />

giving change – “Was that sexual contact Should I have <br />

prevented it Am I a monster”. interest in pornography as a <br />

uni student. <br />

• Early 2010 – wife pregnant, recall of event when surfing the <br />

net, felt guilty, would not hug wife for fear of “crossing the <br />

line”, harming unborn child. Baby born 2011 – sweaang <strong>and</strong> <br />

shaking at any contact, st<strong>and</strong>ing near, changing the baby. <br />

11 <br />

SituaCon <br />

trigger <br />

LiOing <br />

baby to sit <br />

on lap <br />

Obsession <br />

intrusion <br />

“What if this <br />

creates a <br />

sexual <br />

connecCon <br />

with my <br />

daughter” <br />

Appraisal <br />

Interpret-­‐ <br />

aCon <br />

“Maybe I want <br />

this. <br />

I have to watch <br />

myself like a <br />

hawk. <br />

Maybe I’m really <br />

a paedophile, a <br />

monster” <br />

I couldn’t cope <br />

with even the <br />

slightest chance <br />

of harming her.” <br />

Anxiety <br />

or <br />

NJR <br />

Anxiety <br />

<strong>and</strong> guilt <br />

Compulsion <br />

Neutraliz-­‐ <br />

aCon <br />

Agitated & <br />

lengthy analysis <br />

<strong>and</strong> reviewing <br />

of the event, <br />

Reassurance-­‐ <br />

seeking, <br />

hypervigilant in <br />

all acCons <br />

12 <br />

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