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2. Obsessive–compulsive disorder - Wikipedia

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   Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is a mental and behavioral disorder in which an individual has intrusive thoughts (an obsession) and feels the need to perform certain routines (compulsions) repeatedly to relieve the distress caused by the obsession, to the extent where it impairs general function. [1][2][7] Obsessions are persistent ...

3. Exposure therapy - Wikipedia

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   Exposure therapy. Exposure therapy is a technique in behavior therapy to treat anxiety disorders. Exposure therapy involves exposing the patient to the anxiety source or its context (without the intention to cause any danger). Doing so is thought to help them overcome their anxiety or distress. [1]: 141–142 [2] Numerous studies have ...

4. Safety behaviors (anxiety) - Wikipedia

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   Safety behaviors (also known as safety-seeking behaviors) are coping behaviors used to reduce anxiety and fear when the user feels threatened. [1] An example of a safety behavior in social anxiety is to think of excuses to escape a potentially uncomfortable situation. [ 2 ]

5. Systematic desensitization - Wikipedia

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   Systematic desensitization, or graduated exposure therapy, is a behavior therapy developed by the psychiatrist Joseph Wolpe. It is used when a phobia or anxiety disorder is maintained by classical conditioning. It shares the same elements of both cognitive-behavioral therapy and applied behavior analysis. [clarification needed] When used in ...

6. Compulsive behavior - Wikipedia

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   Compulsive behaviors could be an attempt to make obsessions go away. [3] Compulsive behaviors are a need to reduce apprehension caused by internal feelings a person wants to abstain from or control. [4] A major cause of compulsive behavior is said to be obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD).

7. How to Tell If Your Sexual Thoughts Are Actually OCD ... - AOL

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   Sexual OCD Obsessions. Rice says people who experience sexual OCD have obsessions (or, obtrusive, unwanted thoughts) like: Sex with animals. Sex with children. Sex with family members. Sex with ...