Enrique is being treated for his OCD which is focused on contamination. In this session, the therapist meets Enrique at his apartment. First, they work together on cleaning the kitchen, but Enrique is asked to do so with his bare hands, no gloves. He is also asked to scrape the food off of last night's dinner plates into the trash with his hands. After the kitchen, the therapist asks Enrique to clean the bathrooms, again with no gloves, and then to come out and fold clothes. During this whole time, they are challenging Enrique's beliefs and Enrique is not allowed to wash his hands (although he rinsed the food off of his hands after scraping the plates). The therapist is using what form of behavior treatment?

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Charlotte Miles

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25 July, 05:16

Enrique is being treated for his OCD which is focused on contamination. In this session, the therapist meets Enrique at his apartment. First, they work together on cleaning the kitchen, but Enrique is asked to do so with his bare hands, no gloves. He is also asked to scrape the food off of last night's dinner plates into the trash with his hands. After the kitchen, the therapist asks Enrique to clean the bathrooms, again with no gloves, and then to come out and fold clothes. During this whole time, they are challenging Enrique's beliefs and Enrique is not allowed to wash his hands (although he rinsed the food off of his hands after scraping the plates). The therapist is using what form of behavior treatment?

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Albert Mills · Answer 1

The therapist is using Exposure therapy as a form of behavior treatment.

Explanation:

A person with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has recurring thoughts and obsessions and feel an urge to carry out certain actions over and over again.

Such a person feels distressed and gets anxious if he is unable to carry out those actions.

Exposure therapy in treating obsessive compulsive disorder, involves a therapist gradually exposing a patient to his or her obsessions or fears and blocking them from carrying out those repetitive actions they are used to.