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6/14/13!<br />

1a. Behavior Therapy!<br />

• Exposure to situations that bring on obsessions<br />

(e.g., h<strong>and</strong>ling “dirty” things) can help reduce<br />

anxiety, obsessions, <strong>and</strong> compulsions by itself.!<br />

• Ritual (or response) prevention (e.g., not washing<br />

or not avoiding “dirty” things) can help reduce<br />

anxiety, obsessions, <strong>and</strong> compulsions by itself.!<br />

• Exposure <strong>and</strong> ritual prevention (ERP), almost<br />

always used together, are the most effective<br />

treatment for both obsessions <strong>and</strong> compulsions.!<br />

Key Elements of Successful $<br />

Behavior Therapy!<br />

• Have the right attitude!<br />

• Target the right thought (don’t shower<br />

quicker)!<br />

• Start in an area where progress will bring relief,<br />

a payoff, or improvement in quality of life (to<br />

self or significant other)!<br />

• Start easy, then go for harder (don’t start half<br />

way up the ladder)!<br />

• Keep up motivation!<br />

Three Steps for H<strong>and</strong>ling$<br />

<strong>Obsessive</strong> Thoughts!<br />

1. Is it OCD!<br />

2. Like phantom limb pain, it feels tota'y real;<br />

but it’s bogus, <strong>and</strong> you don’t have to act on it.!<br />

3. “You may be right,” “Oh well, so what” “I’m<br />

willing to take that risk.”!<br />

Finding a Good Therapist!<br />

(from AustinOCD.com)!<br />

1. Get some names#<br />

Insurance company lists of providers, IOCDF,<br />

local support groups, ABCT, ADAA, state &<br />

local professional groups (e.g., psychologists,<br />

psychiatrists), university training clinics, etc.!<br />

2. Check them out#<br />

Ask about “experience,” type of approach<br />

(CBT, BT, CT), “I’ve heard of, um, exposure<br />

<strong>and</strong>, um . . . something about prevention . . . ”!<br />

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10!

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