PSYC 2490 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Clomipramine, Fluoxetine, Etiology

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 2490
• Professor: Janine M.Montgomery

Document Summary

People with ocd try harder to suppress their obsessions than other people and may actually make the situation worse. Hold belief that compulsive behaviours will prevent awful things from happening. Uses exposure hierarchy, highly effective *more than clomipramine. Cognitive challenging beliefs about what will happen if one doesn"t engage in rituals, also use exposure to test beliefs o bdd: Erp exposure to feared activity e. g. interact with people who could be critical of their looks, response prevention avoid looking in the mirror. Supplemented with strategies to address cognitive features o hoarding disorder: Adaptation of erp focuses on getting rid of objects.