The Effect of Exposure and Response Prevention on Obsessive-Compulsive disorder and Marital Satisfaction on Married Women

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1 دانشجو دکتری

2 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University of Semnan

3 Department of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Semnan

Abstract

Treatment of Exposure   and   Response    Prevention is known as a therapeutic approach to the physical and psychological needs of individuals. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of Exposure   and   Response    Prevention on obsessive-compulsive disorder and marital satisfaction. The statistical population included all married women aged 25-45 years in Tehran in 1395. Using a randomized controlled trial, samples of 60 married women were selected using available sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of 30 control and experimental groups.  The research tools included Enrich's marital satisfaction questionnaire and Madsely's obsessive-compulsive Inventory (MOCI) all subjects first completed the Madsely obsessive-compulsive Inventory (MOCI). The experimental group participated in the Exposure   and   Response    Prevention therapy (ERP), but the control group had simple appointments with the therapist.  Data were extracted from questionnaires and analyzed by covariance analysis. the results of covariance test showed that Exposure   and   Response    Prevention therapy (ERP) reduced the symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder and increased marital satisfaction compared with the control group.  The results showed that the slowest component had the highest reduction, the control component had the lowest reduction and Exposure   and   Response    Prevention to decrease obsessive-compulsive symptoms and increase marital satisfaction

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Journal of Applied Psychological Research
Volume 8, Issue 4
April 2018
Pages 126-141

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  • Receive Date: 17 October 2016
  • Revise Date: 03 January 2019
  • Accept Date: 10 August 2017
  • First Publish Date: 20 February 2018
  • Publish Date: 20 February 2018

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