Obsessive-Compulsive
Cherlene Pedrick
What is OCD? Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a neurobiological disorder affecting 2.5% of people. It is characterized by obsessions or compulsion, usually both, that are time consuming or distressing. They interfere with normal routine, relationships with others or daily functioning. Obsessions are persistent impulses, ideas, images or thoughts that intrude into a person's thinking and cause anxiety. Compulsions are repetitive behaviors or mental acts performed to relieve or prevent anxiety. How is OCD Treated? The treatment for OCD is cognitive-behavior therapy and medication. Cognitive therapy involves attempts at changing distorted thinking and beliefs. Behavior therapy teaches the skills needed to gain better control over one's behavior. Exposure and ritual prevention (sometimes called exposure and response prevention) is the type of behavior therapy most frequently used for treating OCD. It involves exposure to the things we fear most, then prevention of the usual response.
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Obsessive-Compulsive
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Wanda's Secrets, Chapter 5
Wanda's Secrets, A Story About a Girl with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Chapter 5
Apr 3, 2001
Wanda's Secrets, Chapter 4
Wanda's Secrets, A Story About a Girl with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Chapter 4
Mar 20, 2001
Wanda's Secrets, Chapter 3
Wanda's Secrets, A Story About a Girl with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Chapter 3
Mar 6, 2001
Wanda's Secrets, Chapter 2
Wanda's Secrets, A Story About a Girl with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Chapter 2
Mar 2, 2001
Wanda's Secrets, Chapter 1
Wanda's Secrets, A Story About a Girl with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Chapter 1 -- This is a children's story that even adults can enjoy.
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