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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Woman
Ellis (1991b, 1994b, 2001b) believes there is a strong biological component to
obsessive-compulsive disorders. He attributes this disorder to deficient neurotransmitters
(especially serotonin). Although Ellis suggests medication, he also
works with individuals who demand absolute and perfect certainty. His approach
to those with obsessive-compulsive disorders is to show them that perfect
certainty does not exist and to challenge their belief systems. The following is
a brief description of a woman with an obsessive-compulsive disorder to whom
Ellis has applied REBT.
I see one now who has both the need for certainty and also awfulizes about her child
being switched for another child right after she gave birth. She demands a 100%
guarantee that her child wasn’t switched, which, of course, she can’t have. Although
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