How Can Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Help OCD Sufferers?
The suffering of many people from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) has led to numerous studies and researches, most of which aim to find means to treat, if not cure, OCD. One of the most popular methods of treatment practiced today is the use of the Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This therapy is a form of psychotherapy which capitalizes on the value of thinking in addressing how an individual feels and does. CBT is the general term for any therapeutic technique which uses the mind — common examples are the Rational Emotive Therapy, Rational Living Therapy, Dielectric Behavior Therapy, Cognitive Therapy and Rational Behavior Therapy. Though all these types of therapies are unique from each other in terms of specific performance, some characteristics of these therapies are uniform to all. One characteristic common to all is the idea that all cognitive-behavioral therapies are based on the cognitive model of emotional response. This means that the therapy is centered on the princ
