... checking to ensure it is off. (Internet 2) Compulsions are repetitive behaviors like hand washing, ordering and checking or mental acts like praying, counting and repeating words silently. The reason for doing this is to prevent or reduce anxiety and distress, not to provide pleasure or gratification. The person feels driven to perform the compulsion to reduce distress that accompanies an obsession ... or to prevent some dreaded event from happening. In some cases individuals perform rigid acts according to elaborate rules without being able to indicate why they are doing them. By defini...

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... She says she feels so overwhelmed at times that she has trouble breathing. Her feelings of helplessness are now preventing her from leaving the house and doing things she enjoys such as volunteering at church and spending time with her son. Mira appears deeply saddened and depressed to the point where she has ... has felt lately, if she is on any medications that have side effects similar to anxiety or depression, what her daily activities are and what he enjoys doing- to see if there is a change of activity over time, also her goals for therapy, and the duration of time she is willing t...

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... it is important to show empathy, good listening skills, warmth and patience. I like that this therapy looks at total behavior, including doing, thinking, feeling and physiology. I agree that everything works together and as a whole. I agree that by altering what a client is doing, this will in turn have an affect on the rest. I like that once again, this therapy is goal oriented. There ... should be carried out over a more extensive time period that would benefit clients more in the long run. I like that specific goals are set for clients. I feel that contracts and homework assignments ...

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