Ten-year-old Anthony is being treated for Obsessive-Compulsive ...

[evelyn o bentley]

Ten-year-old Anthony is being treated for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. What CBT techniques would his therapist most likely use?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Some individuals who have experienced several fugue episodes decide to ____in the event of a future occurrence.
 
  a. keep maps handy
  b. wear personal identification
  c. register with a national database
  d. alert their friends and family

[Loise Hard]

Answer to Question 1

 Psychoeducation  teaching Anthony and his family about the nature of his obsessions and compulsions
 Somatic management  working with Anthony on ways to control his anxiety when faced with an obsessive thought
 Cognitive restructuring  help Anthony learn how to dismiss and manage unrealistic thoughts that result in compulsive behaviors
 Problem solving  work with Anthony on learning new ways to cope with his anxiety; behavior based
 Exposure  confronting Anthony with what he fears most (i.e. If I don't touch this door knob my mother will die..  have Anthony avoid touching the door knob and experience the anxiety and outcomes of his actions
 Relapse prevention  plan for generalization of skills into other environments (home, school, community) while maintaining skills learned in therapy

Answer to Question 2

B