Erin McGinty, LPC, Therapist and Program Director at Castlewood Treatment Center presents on the treatment of OCD with Eating Disorder. She explores the use of Exposure and Response Prevention as well as CBT, DBT, and IFS therapy.
Maladaptive Beliefs: Objectively harmful situations and stimuli are misinterpreted as highly threatening or very dangerous. Others include intolerance of uncertainty, low self-efficacy, positive expectancy of behavior to alleviate stress.
Checking/Reassurance Seeking- Verification of what is already known about a trigger Compulsive Rituals- Repetitive; reduction in anxiety, removing a perceived danger, preventing feared consequences Covert Rituals- Nonritualistic; decrease anxiety; suppression, distraction Safety Signals- Presence alone can indicate safety