What Happens When People with OCD Attempt to Neutralize or Suppress

question 39

Multiple Choice

What happens when people with OCD attempt to neutralize or suppress disturbing, intrusive thoughts?

• A)The obsessive thoughts disappear
• B)The frequency of the obsessive thoughts increases over time
• C)The frequency of the obsessive thoughts decreases over time
• D)This strategy has no effect on the obsessive thoughts

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Muscular Tissue

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Specialized to Contract

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