Lecture 5

Question 1

What are obsessions?

Answer 1

Recurrent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as intrusive/unwanted and cause marked distress or anxiety

Question 2

What are compulsions?

Answer 2

Repetitive behaviours or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rigid rules

Question 3

What is the goal of compulsions?

Answer 3

To prevent or reduce anxiety/distress or prevent some dreaded event or situation

Question 4

‘I’ll contaminate my children and they’ll die because of it’

Answer 4

Obsession

Question 5

Repeated hand-washing after touching contaminated objects

Answer 5

Compulsion

Question 6

What is magical thinking?

Answer 6

sometimes compulsions are not logically linked to obsessions, for example repeating a phrase to prevent a family member dying in a car accident.

Question 7

What is the obsession and the compulsion in repeating a phrase to prevent a family member dying in a car accident

Answer 7

Obsession: family member dying in car accident
Compulsion: repeating a phrase

Question 8

3 Treatments for OCD

Answer 8

1) Medication
2) EXRP
3) Cognitive therapy

Question 9

EXRP for OCD

Answer 9

Exposure hierarchy

Question 10

Cognitive therapy for OCD

Answer 10

Interpretation of intrusive thoughts