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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 />

13 <br />

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 />

14 <br />

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 />

15 <br />

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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