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Examples of <br />

Behavioral Rituals <br />

Examples of <br />

Cogni4ve Rituals <br />

• Cleansing, purifying <br />

• Reassurance-­‐seeking <br />

• Confession <br />

• Acts of self-­‐sacrifice/punishment <br />

• Reading or reciEng sacred passages <br />

• Praying <br />

• Imagining sacred images <br />

• Reviewing sacred phrases/passages in one’s <br />

head <br />

• Promises to God <br />

• Figuring out the sin <br />

Scrupulosity… <br />

• Affects people from a variety of faith <br />

tradiEons <br />

• Is shaped by the values <strong>and</strong> customs of the <br />

faith community & culture <br />

• Is treatable <br />

Treatment <br />

• Same front line approaches (e.g., medicaEon, <br />

CBT) as other forms of OCD <br />

• However, special issues & challenges <br />

involved… <br />

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