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Title: | Exposure and Response Prevention in the Treatment of Distressing and Repugnant Thoughts and Images | Contributor(s): | Ferris, Tamara (author); Mills, Janette P (author); Hanstock, Tanya (author) | Publication Date: | 2012 | DOI: | 10.1177/1534650112439240 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/10135 | Abstract: | Repugnant thoughts are often described as intrusive and distressing thoughts that are not acceptable to one's own, and society's, morals and values. They can occur in a small number of sufferers with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The following case study describes a young woman who experienced a number of distressing and repugnant thoughts and images. Her presenting most distressing obsessive thought was about committing suicide when she had no desire or intent to do so; however, her most repugnant thoughts centered around thoughts of harming her children. Psychological treatment sessions initially focused on psychoeducation and relaxation to prepare the client for more intense therapy. Exposure and response prevention methods were then used in a graded exposure method to help the client confront her feared obsessions and to help the client to overcome her subsequent strong emotional responses. Following 11 psychological treatment sessions, the client demonstrated significant improvements, including decreased distress from her obsessions, as well as a general decline in stress and anxiety. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Clinical Case Studies, 11(2), p. 140-151 | Publisher: | Sage Publications, Inc | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1552-3802 1534-6501 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology | Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: | 520304 Health psychology 520302 Clinical psychology 520303 Counselling psychology |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970117 Expanding Knowledge in Psychology and Cognitive Sciences | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: | 280121 Expanding knowledge in psychology | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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