Origen de la psicopatología del trastorno obsesivo compulsivo basado en el enfoque cognitivo-conductual.

Abstract

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is considered a chronic mental disorder, composed of obsessions that are intrusive and recurring thoughts while compulsions are actions that repress or appease the obsessions, symptoms that do not appear in a unique way but on the contrary usually be accompanied by the symptoms of other disorders, in the same way there are multiple factors related to the biological and environmental aspect that can influence this pathology, for this reason the objective of this research focuses on identifying the origin of the psychopathology of obsessive compulsive disorder through the cognitive-behavioral approach and through a bibliographic research, allowing to understand the influence that distorted thoughts, mental schemes and constructs have so that certain obsessive ideas and maladaptive behaviors are generated. The theory indicates that Obsessive Compulsive Disorder originates from mental constructs that develop from the first years of life to adulthood. In obsessive compulsive disorder, dysfunctional patterns are generated that give rise to irrational thoughts that the person will try to control through repeated behaviors, to repress or reduce the emotional impact caused by the feelings of guilt, fear, anguish that are present in the obsessions; behaviors that are reinforced by its usefulness as a defensive mechanism in the presence of irrational ideas, allowing the person to repeat the behavior repeatedly and even increase the frequency regardless of time or place affecting the family, work and social area.