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Report on Shirley's case the three treatments, perspectives offered, and the conclusions one came to after discussing the pros/ cons of each form of therapy.
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Psychology Homework Charlene Payne Report on Shirley's case the three treatments, perspectives offered, and the conclusions one came to after discussing the pros/ cons of each form of therapy. Obsessions are recurrent, unwanted and intrusive thoughts or images that the individual feels that they have no voluntary control over. The thoughts experienced are morally repugnant or intensely distressing. The compulsions are the ritualistic actions that the individual feels compelled to perform and repeat many times over. The patient is probably well aware that the compulsive acts are unnecessary. However, they feel that without performing these rituals something dreadful will happen. (In Shirley's case she may have carried out her obsessive thought.) Obsessions increase anxiety levels and compulsions help to reduce the anxiety levels. Cognitive Therapy In our everyday lives, on occasions we may experience unwanted thoughts although we are usually able to dismiss them. In Shirley's case of obsessive compulsive disorder these thoughts have led...
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