Psychodynamic/psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral approach to the understanding and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

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Table of Contents Psychodynamic/psychoanalytic and cognitive-behavioral approach to the understanding and treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Table of Contents

 
  1. Introduction.
  2. The basic symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
  3. Understanding the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
  4. The Freudian theory.
  5. The Cognitive-Behavioral approach.
    1. The Psychodynamic approach.
    2. Compromise between the two approaches.
    3. The Cognitive-Behavioral treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
  6. Conclusion.
  7. Bibliography.

Abstract

obsessive-compulsive disorder is not yet fully understood, and thus is presently the subject of a number of possible theories regarding its origin and treatment. Despite this controversy however, a number of basic facts regarding the symptoms and diagnosis of the disorder remain consistent among all these approaches (it is the cause and treatment that is under question, not the form the disorder itself takes). This essay will start off by outlining the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder because going on to a more critical analysis of different treatments that attempt to cure the patient. The basic symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder centre on the afflicted individual suffering from constant obsessive thoughts of an unpleasant and unrealistically excessive nature (such as that of being contaminated by germs, or wanting to do harm to a family member).

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