Judy is in therapy for her compulsive hand washing. Her therapist ...

[audragclark]

Judy is in therapy for her compulsive hand washing. Her therapist conjures up several images of filthy clothes and digging in dirt. Judy gets the feeling of being contaminated but is not allowed to resort to the usual ritual of hand washing. This therapy is called ____.
 
  a. desensitization and relapse prevention
  b. exposure with response prevention
 c. systematic desensitization
 d. cognitive restructuring

Question 2

Biological research with patients who have OCD indicates that ____.
 
  a. the primary area of the brain that is affected is the limbic system
 b. different people show different responses to treatment
 c. almost complete relief from symptoms is gained with medication alone
  d. genetic factors play little, if any, role in this disorder

[aadams68]

Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

b

[audragclark]

Gracias!

[shewald78]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it