What Happens When People with OCD Attempt to Neutralize or Suppress

question 29

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.
• C) Other kinds of obsessive thinking start to occur.
• D) This strategy has no effect on the obsessive thoughts.

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Definitions:

Sympathetically

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Double Victimization

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Unethical Manipulation

The act of influencing or controlling others in a deceptive, unfair, or immoral manner for personal gain.

Persuasive Interviewing

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