Exposure therapy for a female client with obsessive compulsive disorder

Format:

Video

Author/Creator:

Storch, Eric A., author.

Contributor:

American Psychological Association, publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Exposure therapy.

Cognitive therapy.

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Implosive Therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Medical Subjects:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.

Implosive Therapy.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy.

Genre:

Nonfiction films

Educational films

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video file (45 min., 25 sec.))

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] American Psychological Association 2015

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Dr. Eric A. Storch conducts an exposure therapy session with a client presenting with obsessive compulsive disorder. He first explains to the client how her rituals act as a reward by decreasing her level of anxiety in the moment, but how they also contribute to increased anxiety about feared situations over time. They discuss the types of situations she fears, including her fear that a loved one will get sick or hurt. They discuss the rituals she employs, including coughing, counting, and praying. With the help of the client, Dr. Storch constructs a script in which the client's cat gets cancer and is put to sleep. He reads the script three times in the session. The client works to restrain herself from engaging in her rituals, and her anxiety level decreases from a 10 (on a scale of 0 to 10) to a 0 over the course of the readings. They then co-construct a script about the client's sister using alcohol in a problematic manner. Again, Dr. Storch reads the script three times, during which the client works to control her compulsions, and her anxiety level decreases from a 9 to a 0. At the end of the session, Dr. Storch instructs the client to record these scripts and to listen to them 30 minutes a day while refraining from engaging in rituals. He reminds her that the goal of the activity is to desensitize herself to the scenarios to the point that she feels an ordinary level of distress and no longer experiences the urge to engage in her rituals

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