1. Obsessive-compulsive behaviors often start in one’s adolescence or young adult stage of life, often times making an appearance by the age of 19.5. Although its most common during this time frame, it is not completely uncommon to begin during one’s childhood and is actually quite possible.
2. It seems that Sarah’s obsessions and compulsions had been around for some time now. Initially, she obsessed about safety and became extremely doubtful when something needed to be locked. It seems that she was more concerned about someone else’s safety (e.g. her roommate) than her own. She also showed excessive anxiety/obsession when it came to paying the bills, once again where she would check the numbers over and over again. Unfortunately, Sarah’s obsessions and compulsions became much worse after graduating college when a group of
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Dr. Laslow says that by session 7 Sarah’s household obsessions and compulsions were almost completely gone. At this point Sarah was able to keep appliances plugged in and only check locks/appliances a maximum of once. Sarah felt like this was more of a normal routine and no longer felt controlled by her household obsessions and compulsions.
8. As the text mentions, obsessions can take on a variety of different forms. Three examples of these different forms include; impulses: the recurring urge to do something, doubts: skeptical beliefs about something someone has or hasn’t done, and lastly images: the repetitive images of something dangerous, inappropriate, or anxiety provoking in general.
9. Sarah was able to overcome her household/driving obsessions and compulsions around 10-13 sessions. By these sessions she felt that her routines were normal and now ‘second nature’ to her, where nothing was out of the ordinary. Ultimately, by session 13 she suggested that treatment in these areas be stopped. She felt overall that she overcame her past household/driving obsessions and compulsions, and chose solely now to focus on her violent