OCD Anxiety Center definitions

zing

moment of panic caused by a trigger

nonengagement statements

affirm OCD/anxiety, acknowledgement of thought/impulse.

affirmation of anxiety, uncertainty, possibility, difficulty

hook statements

statements to keep client in exposure if distracted

coping script

same as exposure script. guided imagery of worst case scenario to practice mindful digestion

radical acceptance

acknowledging the blunt reality of what is

opposite action

doing the exact opposite of what OCD tells you to

mindful digestion of emotions

experiencing emotions fully instead of getting stuck in them or avoiding them 

• Identify emotion, locate in body, use mindfulness to fully feel it

mindful redirection

guiding your focus back to what’s happening in the present/what you need to be focused on, avoiding distractions so that you can stay mindful

uncertainty statements

“maybe, maybe not”. accepting that you can’t know for sure

Attentional Training Technique

improves the ability to switch your attention

Task Concentration Training

using ATT skills to fully focus on one thing

BHA

behavioral health analysis- intake done by clinicians to determine diagnoses of clients

CRP

crisis response plan, used in crisis or approaching crisis

warning signs, things i will do, reasons for living, social support, professional support

mastery & where to find

weekly check in on what clients starting to master, what they have mastered, and what still needs to be mastered.

helps clinicians further individualize treatment by highlighting what needs to be targeted to get them to mastery

outcome measures & where to find

assess severity of OCD symptoms

SPIN

social phobia inventory for SAD

YBOCS

Yale Brown obsessive compulsive scale

life skills

skills for PHP groups only. to help clients with daily living skills

CYBOCS

Children’s Yale Brown obsessive compulsive scale. for youth

contingency plan

plan to help clients with maladaptive behaviors to form healthy behaviors instead

specialty skills

skills assigned specifically by clinicians for a client

chain analysis

DBT skill to break a problematic behavior into a chronological sequence of events