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Partner Accommodation of OCD Symptoms<br />

6/14/13<br />

Partner Accommoda@on <br />

of OCD Symptoms <br />

Why it’s a problem <br />

<strong>and</strong> what you can do about it <br />

Outline <br />

• What is accommoda@on <br />

• Accommoda@on & OCD <br />

• What to do about accommoda@on <br />

FRIDAY<br />

Jonathan S. Abramowitz <br />

Ryan J. Jacoby <br />

University of North Carolina at <br />

Chapel Hill <br />

What is Accommoda@on <br />

• Par@cipa@ng in rituals <br />

• Assis@ng with avoidance <br />

• Providing reassurance <br />

• Doing tasks for the person with OCD <br />

• Cleaning up aJer rituals (e.g., spilled water) <br />

Example #1: “Ashley” <br />

• 28 yr old woman <br />

• Married, with no children <br />

• Obsessions about needing to know <strong>and</strong> remember things <br />

(e.g., what spent money on) <br />

• <strong>Compulsive</strong> checking (e.g., web history) <strong>and</strong> asking for <br />

reassurance <br />

• Avoidance (e.g., using cash) <br />

• Rela@onship distress (e.g., partner would lose pa@ence) <br />

• Partner accommoda@on <br />

– Helping with checking, avoidance, <strong>and</strong> providing <br />

reassurance <br />

• Partner on board with treatment <strong>and</strong> stopped <br />

accommoda@on <br />

• Successful outcome <br />

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