Hi Michael, As another tipster has mentioned, you can have only obsessions or only compulsions. I have been told that only compulsions are a more common presentation in childhood, but I have not seen research on the topic. Obsessions only people have often been a hard group to treat (more difficult than those who also have compulsions). A local researcher, S.J. Rachman (affiliated with the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Hospital), has developed a treatment protocol for Primary Obsessionals that he is available as a text, Treatment of Obsessions. He also has a number of other books on obsessions and OCD, which I find very readable. In addition, his cognitive theory of obsessions is discussed in a number of articles (some are published in Behaviour Research and Therapy). Cheers. Martha
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Lee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 29, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: Student Question on OCD > Hi folks, > > Enjoying the name thread, but I've got a question from a student I'd like > help > on before my next class! In talking about OCD today, I described it as a > disorder > in which repetitive actions (compulsions) are essentially reactions to > repetitive thoughts > (obsessions). The action (repeating the alphabet over and over) helps > divert thinking > away from the frightening or inappropriate sexual or aggressive impulse, or > whatever > the case may be. A student asked if one could only have half? In reading > the textbook > over the text does seem to describe OCD as an either/or phenomenon, with the > person > experiencing either unwanted repetitive thoughts or unwanted repetitive, > ritualized, stereo-typed > behaviours. Can anyone enlighten me on this question? Thanks in advance! > > -Mike Lee, MA > Dept of Psychology > University of Manitoba > Winnipeg, MB, Canada > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
