OCD Recovery Center (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder): OCD: Normal Response To Behavior Therapy In OC-Spectrum Disorders (Image)

Normal Response To Behavior Therapy In OC-Spectrum Disorders (Image)

Line Graph of Normal Response to Behavior Therapy In OC-Spectrum Disorders, explained in text below

Text Description of Line Graph

This chart shows the pattern of Thoughts, Feelings and Behaviors on a line graph of intensity of frequency over time. The intensity of frequency ranges from zero (low) to 8 (high) while the time ranges from zero minutes to 3 months.

Thoughts are described with the following:

Overvalued ideation increase
Excessive worrying
Obsessions increase
Thoughts "tighten"

Feelings are described with the following:

Anxiety increases
Frustration and irritability
Fear
Physical anxiety reactions

Behaviors are described with the following:

Stopping a compulsion

Thoughts start out at zero minutes with an intensity of 5. They peak at about 45 minutes at an intensity of 8 and go down gradually to about 1 at 3 months.

Feelings start out at zero minutes with an intensity of 4. They peak at about 45 minutes at an intensity of 8 and go down gradually a bit quicker than thoughts to about 1 at 3 months.

Behaviors start out at zero minutes with an intensity of 8. In about 45 minutes they drop down to an intensity of 2 and curve gently down to almost zero at 3 months.