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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be effectively treated with non-medical Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), and "faking it till you make it" is a helpful strategy in behavioral health treatment.
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- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common and potentially debilitating anxiety disorder.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is an effective non-medical treatment for OCD.
- CBT for OCD involves exposure and response prevention (ERP) to help individuals overcome their obsessions and compulsions.
- Safety-seeking behaviors associated with OCD, such as avoidance, escape, and reassurance seeking, actually worsen anxiety.
- Overcoming OCD requires experiencing triggered anxiety without engaging in safety-seeking actions.
- Family members can support individuals with OCD by avoiding enabling behaviors and not providing reassurance.
- ERP treatment for OCD should be highly individualized based on the person's needs and preferences.
- ERP requires motivation and psychological effort, but it can lead to significant improvement in OCD symptoms.
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) affects millions of Americans and can be effectively treated with non-medical Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP). "Faking it till you make it" is a useful strategy in behavioral health treatment. Cognitive
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common anxiety disorder that can severely impact people's lives. It is now recognized to affect millions of Americans due to increased awareness of effective therapies. OCD can be effectively treated with non-medical
Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) is an effective treatment for OCD. It involves individuals and sometimes their loved ones learning how to stop enabling OCD by avoiding its primary fuels: avoidance, escape, and reassurance seeking. The key to beating OCD is
"Faking it till you make it" can be effective in behavioral health treatment, according to an article on Psychology Today. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) emerged as a response to the idea that the unconscious mind was the sole focus of therapy. Str
Behavior therapy emerged as a response to the focus on the unconscious mind in therapeutic intervention. Stress and unhappiness can be caused by the desire to be liked by everyone. Depression is associated with a negative cognitive bias that distorts one's perception of the world