Trastorno obsesivo compulsivo e intervención psicoterapéutica en la adolescencia desde el enfoque cognitivo conductual y sistémico familiar

Abstract

Obsessive-compulsive -disorder is one of the mental illnesses with great demand in the clinical health area, the noteworthy characteristics are recurrent and persistent obsessions and compulsions that cause clinical and notable discomfort in the patient; commonly the person recognizes this behavior and if they resist the compulsive acts, their anxiety gets worse. This pathology affects many areas of personal, family, educational and social functioning and its prevalence varies according to the stage of development, children and adolescents are in a range of 2% to 4% and adults vary between 2% to 3%. The present bibliographic research essay aims to propose an individualized psychotherapeutic- treatment to address the problem of OCD in a 16-year-old adolescent. The application of the therapy is based on the cognitive behavioral approach making use of efficient and appropriate techniques about problem behavior; to work with the nuclear family will be used the family systemic , it will help the family to become aware of the behavior pattern derived from OCD and how it influences adolescent problems. The participation of the family is of vital importance, it helps in the improvement and reduction of symptoms. This intervention plan consists of nine sessions for the patient and six sessions for the family once a week with a duration of 60 minutes each session; the therapist makes use of their efficient psychological skills and techniques for the improvement of the participants.