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Example #2: “Dave” <br />

• 34 yr old married man <br />

• Lives with wife, no children <br />

• Obsessions: contamina@on from dead animals (rabies) <br />

• Compulsions: washing, cleaning, reassurance-­‐seeking <br />

• Avoidance behavior <br />

• Partner accommoda@on <br />

– Answering ques@ons <strong>and</strong> helping with washing/cleaning <br />

• Partner not able to resist Dave’s reassurance-­‐seeking <br />

requests <br />

• Couple distress <br />

• Unsuccessful treatment outcome <br />

OCD on an Individual Level <br />

• Situa@ons, thoughts, body sensa@ons that trigger <br />

obsessions <strong>and</strong> fear <br />

• <strong>Compulsive</strong> rituals <strong>and</strong> avoidance <br />

– Behaviors/mental acts to lower anxiety <br />

– Func@on as immediate escape <strong>and</strong> avoidance <br />

– Prevents natural ex@nc@on of irra@onal fear in the <br />

longer-­‐term <br />

OCD on an Interpersonal Level <br />

• Person organizes the environment to <br />

– Minimize obsessions <strong>and</strong> anxiety <br />

– Maximize perceived safety <br />

• Significant others oJen become part of avoidance <br />

<strong>and</strong> compulsive rituals <br />

– Minimizes conflict <strong>and</strong> anxiety <br />

– Provides support <br />

Accommoda@on to OCD: <br />

“Symptom-­‐System Fit” <br />

Symptom Avoidance Ritual / Safety <br />

Behavior <br />

Contamina@on <br />

Sources of <br />

contamina@on <br />

Reassurance, <br />

cleaning/washing <br />

(e.g., showering <br />

before sex) <br />

Responsibility Assume liability Checking, <br />

reassurance <br />

Symmetry Order-­‐related tasks Arranging <br />

Unacceptable <br />

Thoughts <br />

Obsessional triggers <br />

(e.g., photos of <br />

gr<strong>and</strong>children) <br />

Reassurance <br />

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