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OCD is a kind of anxiety disorder that compels teenagers to behave in certain ways over and again. As per the health professionals the most suggested treatment therapy for OCD is cognitive behavioral therapy. What are two major components of cognitive behavioral therapy? How family and group therapy works in treatment of OCD? Should OCD be treated as a character flaw or just a behavior problem?

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Two major components of cognitive behavioral therapy include functional analysis and skills training. In group therapy, the OCD patient interacts with other people who are also sufferer of OCD and share their experience with them and discuss coping techniques. Through this therapy they gain emotional support, encouragement etc for fast recovery. In family therapy Patient understand the disorders within the family which imparts a positive impact on them as not only the patient but their family members are also sufferer of this disease. OCD is neither a behavior disorder nor a character flaw but it is a biological disorder.

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OCD is a mental disorder characterized by unmanageable, redundant opinion and recurring, ritualized behaviors you endure forced to perform. Cognitive behavioral therapy is helpful in OCD, which having two components such as: exposure and response prevention and cognitive therapy. Other treatments for OCD are medication, group therapy and family therapy. Family therapy promotes understanding of the disorder and can help diminish family conflicts. It can also motivate family members and teach them how to help their loved one. Group therapy is another helpful OCD treatment. Through interaction with fellow OCD sufferers, group therapy provides sustain and encouragement and decreases feelings of isolation. OCD is a biological disorder not a character flaw.

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Exposure and response prevention and, Cognitive therapy are two important components of cognitive behavior therapy for treating ocd disease. Family therapy and group therapy are helpful OCD treatments. Family therapy helps in understanding of the disorder and can help decrease family conflicts. It motivates family members and teaches them how to help their dear one. Group therapy is another way of treating obsessive-compulsive disorder. Through communication with fellow OCD patients, group therapy provides encouragement and decreases thoughts of separation.

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The components of OCD are behavioral and biological. Family and group therapies are very effective in the treatment of OCD. By family therapy conflicts in family members can be reduced. The family-members can acknowledge the better ways to deal with OCD patient. Group therapy helps in motivating the struggling teen so, that he can easily overcome his disorder and get rid off from the feeling of isolation. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is not a sign of character-flaw; it is a behavioral problem.

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Yes, it is true OCD is a kind of anxiety disorder that compels teenagers to behave in certain ways over again and cognitive behavioral therapies are very effective in the treatment of OCD. Functional analysis and skills training are two major components of cognitive behavioral therapy. Family therapy promotes knowledge of the disorder and may facilitate to reduce family conflicts or disputes. It is also helpful to motivate family members and educate them how to deal their loved one. Group therapy is one more cooperative obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment. Through contact with member OCD sufferers, group therapy give support and encouragement and reduce feelings of loneliness. It is a serious mental disorder and it can be not only be treated as character flaw.

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