Break Free From OCD by Challacombe, Fiona -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Contents About the Book About the Authors Title Page Dedication How to Use This Book 1. What is Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder?

Obsessions The Nature of Thoughts The ‘Cognitive Theory’ of Emotion and Emotional Problems Compulsions Impairment and Distress Self-assessment Section: So Do I Have OCD? How Do You Know If Your Friend or Family Member Has OCD?

2. How Did I Develop OCD?

No Simple Answers: The Vulnerability–Stress Model Biological Vulnerabilities Psychological Vulnerabilities: The Special Role of Responsibility Self-assessment: Do I Have Inflated Responsibility Ideas? 40 Triggering Events and Critical Incidents Contamination … and More Course of OCD How Did My Problem Develop? Summary

3. How Does OCD Take Hold and Keep Hold?

4. Understanding Your Problem

Checking OCD Contamination/Washing OCD Rumination OCD Religious OCD (or Scrupulosity) Understanding Your OCD: Your Own Vicious Flower

5. Starting to Tackle Your Problem

Theory A/B Theory A and B – So How Do I Know Which is Right? Challenging Your OCD ‘Taking the Risk’ Finding Out How the World Really Works: Behavioural Experiments The Three Choices Dealing With Responsibility Beliefs

6. Breaking Free From OCD

Letting Thoughts Go Breaking Free From Checking Breaking Free From Contamination Fears Breaking Free From Intrusive Thoughts and Rumination OCD Breaking Free From Religious OCD Breaking Free From Other Types of OCD Troubleshooting: Roadblocks to Making Progress

7. Choosing to Change

8. Families, Friends and OCD

Helping Your Family to Break Free From OCD Parents with OCD Helping Someone Break Free From OCD – Information for Family and Friends

9. Life After OCD

Reclaiming Your Life Keeping OCD Away – Relapse Prevention

Epilogue Resources Appendix Index Acknowledgements Copyright