Join us for our 2021 Virtual OCD & Anxiety Lecture Series at Sheppard Pratt
SESSION V: Inhibitory Learning Theory In Exposure-Based Treatment Of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Presented by: Jonathan Abramowitz, PhD
Exposure and response prevention (ERP) is the most effective intervention for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), with improvement rates between 60-70%. Nevertheless, some individuals do not respond well to this treatment, or experience immediate improvement, but show relapse at some point after therapy. One reason for this is that ERP has not adequately led to the extinction of obsessional fear. For example, an over-reliance on habituation during exposure therapy can lead to anxiety-reduction during exposure trials which is not the same thing as long-term fear extinction. This workshop aims to help attendees (1) understand why habituation is not necessarily sufficient for long-term fear extinction, and (2) learn strategies based on inhibitory learning models of exposure for maximizing long-term fear extinction during ERP.
After this lecture, registrants will be able to:
- Describe the inhibitory learning model of exposure therapy.
- Explain the importance of fear-tolerance over habituation.
- Identify methods of maximizing inhibitory learning during exposure therapy for obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).
SESSION VI: Disgust And Not Just Right Experiences In Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Presented by: Dean McKay, PhD
The workshop will focus on the nature of not just right experiences, also known as incompleteness, the presentation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Additionally, the emotion disgust will be described, and illustrated for its role in the onset and maintenance of specific forms of OCD. These two facets of OCD, while under investigated, are further described for their essential role in the disorder. The workshop will conclude with strategies for addressing each of these components of OCD.
After this lecture, registrants will be able to:
- Distinguish the sense of incompleteness in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) from harm avoidance and other traditional conceptualizations of the disorder.
- Identify facets of disgust, and how these may impact symptoms of OCD.
- Use the conceptualization for incompleteness and disgust in developing methods for exposure treatment for OCD.
Fees:
General Registration: Fee to attend one activity $75.
Employees of Sheppard Pratt and affiliate agencies: Fee to attend one activity $45.
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Withdrawal deadlines & refund policy:
May 7, 2021 is the deadline to request a refund for withdrawal from the May 21, 2021 event. Withdrawals from the May event are subject to a $20/$10 administrative charge. No refunds or credits will be issued for request for withdrawal from the May 21st event after the listed deadlines.
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