Psychology / Unit 12 Psych 1434 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Matching Treatment: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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The idea
Obsessive-compulsive disorder is matched to exposure with response prevention, in which the feared situation is met and the compulsion is not performed.
In practice
A person touches a doorknob and does not wash, until the anxiety falls on its own.
Where people slip
Exposure without preventing the compulsion does not work. The relief is what maintains the cycle.
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