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In Behavior Therapy for Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Dr. Samuel M. Turner demonstrates his approach to treating this form of anxiety disorder. Because this approach assumes that obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) derives from an underlying core fear, treatment involves exposing the client to fear-producing stimuli and teaching blocking of compulsive behaviors. The therapist takes an active role in encouraging and directing the client in efforts to prevent habitual obsessive responses to fear. In this session, Dr. Turner works with a 32-year-old woman whose obsessive–compulsive disorder takes the form of obsessive washing and avoidance behavior. Dr. Turner helps her to dismantle her fear of contamination with exercises that expose her to her core fear. This video features a client portrayed by an actor on the basis of actual case material. Read about precipitating events, stimulus questions, and notes on preceding sessions with the client
The behavioral treatment of OCD involves prolonged exposure to fear-producing stimuli and the active blocking of associated compulsive behaviors. Exposure, in this context, refers to treatment that involves confrontation with fear-producing stimuli. The various strategies used to engineer such exposure reflect different theoretical notions regarding the nature of fear reduction. The goal of exposure treatment is the elimination of maladaptive anxiety, intrusive obsessional thoughts, and associated ritualistic behaviors.
Samuel M. Turner, PhD, (1944–2005) received his doctorate in clinical psychology from the University of Georgia in 1975, after completing a predoctoral internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Formerly at Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the University of Pittsburgh, he is currently professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina.
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