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Break free from OCD / Dr. Fiona Challacombe, Dr. Victoria Bream Oldfield and Professor Paul Salkovskis.

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: London : Vermilion, 2011.Description: 290 pages ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780091939694
  • 0091939690
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 616.8522706 22
LOC classification:
  • RC533 .C43 2011
NLM classification:
  • WM 176
Contents:
Acknowledgements -- How to Use This Book -- 1. What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? -- Obsessions -- The Nature of Thoughts -- The 'Cognitive Theory' of Emotion and Emotional Problems -- Compulsions -- Impairment and Distress -- Self-assessment Section: So Do I Have OCD? -- How Do You Know If Your Friend or Family Member Has OCD? -- 2. How Did I Develop OCD? -- No Simple Answers: The Vulnerability-Stress Model -- Biological Vulnerabilities -- Psychological Vulnerabilities: The Special Role of Responsibility -- Self-assessment: Do I Have Inflated Responsibility Ideas? -- Triggering Events and Critical Incidents -- Contamination and More -- Course of OCD -- How Did My Problem Develop? -- Summary -- 3. How Does OCD Take Hold and Keep Hold? -- Responsibility Appraisals/Beliefs About Your Thoughts -- Probability and 'Awfulness' -- Superstition and Magical Thinking -- Not Trusting Your Senses/Doing Something Until It 'Feels Right' -- Impossible Criteria and the Need for Certainty -- Avoidance -- The Counterproductive Nature of Compulsions/Rituals/Neutralising or Safety-Seeking Behaviours and Avoidance -- The 'Vicious Flower' -- Troubleshooting: This Isn't How It Works for Me -- Goals: Getting Back What the Problem Has Been Taking From You, and More -- 4. Understanding Your Problem -- Checking OCD -- Contamination/Washing OCD -- Rumination OCD -- Religious OCD (or Scrupulosity) -- Understanding Tour OCD: Your Own Vicious Flower -- 5. Starting to Tackle Your Problem -- Theory A/B -- Theory A and B-So How Do I Know Which is Right? -- Challenging Your OCD -- 'Taking the Risk' -- Finding Out How the World Really Works: Behavioural Experiments -- The Three Choices -- Dealing With Responsibility Beliefs -- 6. Breaking Free From OCD -- Letting Thoughts Go -- Breaking Free From Checking -- Breaking Free From Contamination Fears -- Breaking Free From Intrusive Thoughts and Rumination OCD -- Breaking Free From Religious OCD -- Breaking Free From Other Types of OCD -- Troubleshooting: Roadblocks to Making Progress -- 7. Choosing to Change -- Problems That People Experience During Recovery and How These Can be Overcome -- Finding a Therapist -- How to Get the Best From the Help That You are Offered -- When OCD is Not the Only Problem-Where to go With Other Difficulties -- 8. Families, Friends and OCD -- Helping Your Family to Break Free From OCD -- Parents with OCD -- Helping Someone Break Free From OCD-Information for Family and Friends -- 9. Life After OCD -- Reclaiming Your Life -- Keeping OCD Away-Relapse Prevention -- Epilogue -- Resources -- Appendix -- Index.
Summary: Are you plagued by obsessive thoughts, rituals or routines? Would you like to regain control over your behaviour and cast your fears aside? Whether you are compelled to wash your hands more and more thoroughly or feel the need to keep checking that you've turned off appliances, obsessive worries can be a drain on daily life. However, you don't need to suffer any more. This practical guide, written by three leading cognitive behavioural therapy experts, enables you to make sense of your symptoms, and gives a simple plan to help you conquer OCD. This title includes: detailed information on the many different manifestations of OCD; the differences between normal and obsessive worries; clear information on treating your individual problem; real-life case studies and examples; and, advice and support for friends and family of OCD sufferers. Whether your condition is mild or severe, this definitive resource will help you reclaim your life and keep OCD away for good.
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Book Book MHERC Obsessive Compulsive Disorder RIM 616.8522706 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Are you plagued by obsessive thoughts, rituals or routines? Would you like to regain control over your behaviour and cast your fears aside? Whether you are compelled to wash your hands more and more thoroughly or feel the need to keep checking that you've turned off appliances, obsessive worries can be a drain on daily life. However, you don't need to suffer any more. This practical guide, written by three leading cognitive behavioural therapy experts, enables you to make sense of your symptoms, and gives a simple plan to help you conquer OCD. This title includes: detailed information on the many different manifestations of OCD; the differences between normal and obsessive worries; clear information on treating your individual problem; real-life case studies and examples; and, advice and support for friends and family of OCD sufferers. Whether your condition is mild or severe, this definitive resource will help you reclaim your life and keep OCD away for good. A50000066
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Acknowledgements -- How to Use This Book -- 1. What is Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder? -- Obsessions -- The Nature of Thoughts -- The 'Cognitive Theory' of Emotion and Emotional Problems -- Compulsions -- Impairment and Distress -- Self-assessment Section: So Do I Have OCD? -- How Do You Know If Your Friend or Family Member Has OCD? -- 2. How Did I Develop OCD? -- No Simple Answers: The Vulnerability-Stress Model -- Biological Vulnerabilities -- Psychological Vulnerabilities: The Special Role of Responsibility -- Self-assessment: Do I Have Inflated Responsibility Ideas? -- Triggering Events and Critical Incidents -- Contamination and More -- Course of OCD -- How Did My Problem Develop? -- Summary -- 3. How Does OCD Take Hold and Keep Hold? -- Responsibility Appraisals/Beliefs About Your Thoughts -- Probability and 'Awfulness' -- Superstition and Magical Thinking -- Not Trusting Your Senses/Doing Something Until It 'Feels Right' -- Impossible Criteria and the Need for Certainty -- Avoidance -- The Counterproductive Nature of Compulsions/Rituals/Neutralising or Safety-Seeking Behaviours and Avoidance -- The 'Vicious Flower' -- Troubleshooting: This Isn't How It Works for Me -- Goals: Getting Back What the Problem Has Been Taking From You, and More -- 4. Understanding Your Problem -- Checking OCD -- Contamination/Washing OCD -- Rumination OCD -- Religious OCD (or Scrupulosity) -- Understanding Tour OCD: Your Own Vicious Flower -- 5. Starting to Tackle Your Problem -- Theory A/B -- Theory A and B-So How Do I Know Which is Right? -- Challenging Your OCD -- 'Taking the Risk' -- Finding Out How the World Really Works: Behavioural Experiments -- The Three Choices -- Dealing With Responsibility Beliefs -- 6. Breaking Free From OCD -- Letting Thoughts Go -- Breaking Free From Checking -- Breaking Free From Contamination Fears -- Breaking Free From Intrusive Thoughts and Rumination OCD -- Breaking Free From Religious OCD -- Breaking Free From Other Types of OCD -- Troubleshooting: Roadblocks to Making Progress -- 7. Choosing to Change -- Problems That People Experience During Recovery and How These Can be Overcome -- Finding a Therapist -- How to Get the Best From the Help That You are Offered -- When OCD is Not the Only Problem-Where to go With Other Difficulties -- 8. Families, Friends and OCD -- Helping Your Family to Break Free From OCD -- Parents with OCD -- Helping Someone Break Free From OCD-Information for Family and Friends -- 9. Life After OCD -- Reclaiming Your Life -- Keeping OCD Away-Relapse Prevention -- Epilogue -- Resources -- Appendix -- Index.

Are you plagued by obsessive thoughts, rituals or routines? Would you like to regain control over your behaviour and cast your fears aside? Whether you are compelled to wash your hands more and more thoroughly or feel the need to keep checking that you've turned off appliances, obsessive worries can be a drain on daily life. However, you don't need to suffer any more. This practical guide, written by three leading cognitive behavioural therapy experts, enables you to make sense of your symptoms, and gives a simple plan to help you conquer OCD. This title includes: detailed information on the many different manifestations of OCD; the differences between normal and obsessive worries; clear information on treating your individual problem; real-life case studies and examples; and, advice and support for friends and family of OCD sufferers. Whether your condition is mild or severe, this definitive resource will help you reclaim your life and keep OCD away for good.