ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR
OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER
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Before eating a meal, a client with obsessiveñcompulsive disorder must wash her hands for 14 minutes, comb her hair for 114 strokes, and switch the light off and on 44 times. When evaluating the progress of the client, what is the most important treatment objective for this client?
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Allow ample time for completion of all rituals before each meal.
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Gradually decrease the amount of time spent for performing rituals.
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Increase the client’s acceptance of the need for medication to control rituals.
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Omit one ritualistic behavior every 4 days until all rituals are eliminated.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Establishing a collaborative mutual partnership in which the therapist and patient work together to set goals and complete treatment tasks is particularly important in the crafting of a successful OCD treatment.
Detailed explanation-2: -According to the cognitive model of OCD, everyone experiences intrusive thoughts from time-to-time. However, people with OCD often have an inflated sense of responsibility and misinterpret these thoughts as being very important and significant which could lead to catastrophic consequences.
Detailed explanation-3: -Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a type of psychotherapy, is effective for many people with OCD .
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