perfectionism and - Obsessive-Compulsive Foundation
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6/14/13 <br />
Appraisals of intrusions <br />
• Doubt that might have acted on urges in the past review <br />
<strong>and</strong> analysis of behaviour <br />
• Worry that may act on thoughts <strong>and</strong> urges in the future <br />
avoidance of situaaons .. What if I lose control Worry that <br />
may be wrongly accused of acang on such urges <br />
reassurance-‐seeking <br />
• Evaluaaon ‘I am a bad person suppression <strong>and</strong> control <br />
a@empts. What if I have moved the child towards my <br />
genitals <br />
• Need to be vigilant, to re-‐examine my thoughts <strong>and</strong> acaons <br />
to be@er underst<strong>and</strong> possibiliaes. <br />
• Disabled by the heightened anxiety, the distress of any <br />
possibility of harming his daughter. <br />
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Treatment <br />
explanaaon of the model: anxiety confused <br />
thinking overwhelming feelings avoidant <br />
<strong>and</strong> disrupave behaviors. <br />
Key trigger – Sense of disgust with self at any <br />
possibility of sexual behavior with daughter. <br />
CBT model based on evidence not impulse <br />
Program of exposure/behavioral tasks aimed at <br />
habituaaon of the felt anxiety that preceded the <br />
birth of daughter. <br />
Graded, repeated, intense, prolonged exposures. <br />
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Paaent collaboraaon in exposures <br />
• Model based on prolonged exposures <strong>and</strong> <br />
conanuous engagement with daughter. <br />
• Going towards the anxiety, not away from it. <br />
Se`ng targets like the panicky feelings that <br />
come before a@ending to baby. Increasing his <br />
own agency by appropriate engagement in tasks. <br />
Breakthrough exposures – (1) Increased play with <br />
daughter; (2) not avoiding spontaneous contact; <br />
(3) Reading with child si`ng on lap. <br />
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Discussion <br />
1) Diagnosac issues: Before coming to OCD <br />
Program, paaent was referred for assessment <br />
by a Forensic Psychologist -‐ Pedophilia. <br />
2) Does prior interest or browsing of porn sites <br />
suggest likelihood of increased risk for <br />
inappropriate contact with an infant or child <br />
3) When assessing for OCD, should specific <br />
quesaons about sexual urges to be asked by the <br />
therapist <br />
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