Out of Balance: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorder is a condition in which people experience recurrent, unwanted thoughts they find disturbing. It is usually associated with compulsive rituals like hand washing to neutralize an obsession with cleanliness and a fear of d...
Getting It Together: Choosing a Therapist
Research shows that the style of the therapist even more than the nature of the therapy determines whether or not there is a beneficial outcome. It is important to find a therapist who is not only license and properly credentialed, but is also someo...
Getting It Together: Cognitive-Behavior Therapy
The idea of combining cognitive therapy with behavioral treatments has proven effective for many anxiety disorders. Its focus is to help people unlearn patterns that tend to maintain a disorder. Within the context of that understanding the fear subs...
Getting It Together: Behavior Therapy
Behavior therapists are interested in action-oriented techniques generally involving exposure, particularly in treating anxiety disorders. The treatment entails modeling, the assignment of tasks; joint performance with therapist if necessary; and gr...
The Most Amazing Machine: Brain Injuries
When a brain injury occurs, the deficits that follow depend on which parts of the brain are injured and the degree of damage. Matt Dykas was an 18-year-old high school senior when he suffered a paralyzing stroke after running track. In this segmen...