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Cherlene Pedrick, RN, is a psychiatric nurse and co-author specializing in anxiety and OCD-related disorders.
Known for: The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The OCD Workbook is a comprehensive self-help guide designed to help individuals understand and manage obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). It provides practical exercises based on cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and exposure and response prevention (ERP) techniques, enabling readers to identify triggers, challenge intrusive thoughts, and reduce compulsive behaviors. The workbook offers step-by-step strategies for building resilience and regaining control over daily life.
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Defining OCD: The Cycle of Obsessions and Compulsions
Obsessive-compulsive disorder centers on two linked experiences: obsessions—unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses that provoke distress—and compulsions—behaviors or mental acts meant to neutralize that distress. The relationship between the two forms a self-sustaining loop, because compu...
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CBT and ERP: Changing How You Relate to Thoughts and Fear
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and its specialized technique, exposure and response prevention (ERP), are the gold standard for OCD treatment. CBT challenges distorted beliefs that inflate the meaning or danger of intrusive thoughts, while ERP provides a systematic way to face those fears withou...
From The OCD Workbook: Your Guide to Breaking Free from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
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Cherlene Pedrick, RN, is a psychiatric nurse and co-author specializing in anxiety and OCD-related disorders.
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