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The CBT Model of Scrupulosity

Posted in CBT, OCD

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Scrupulosity is now the term we use for obsessions of a religious or moral nature in OCD. We can also call it “seeing sin where there is none” (Nelson et al., 2006).

The CBT Model of the OCD Cycle (maintenance of OCD) looks like this:

CBT Model of Scrupulosity

Check out the introductory article here:

“What is OCD & Scrupulosity?”

Watch the training video on YouTube:

“The Ultimate Guide to Scrupulosity Treatment”

 

 

Reference:

Nelson, E. A., Abramowitz, J. S., Whiteside, S. P., & Deacon, B. J. (2006). Scrupulosity in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder: Relationship to clinical and cognitive phenomena. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 20(8), 1071–1086.

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