Scrupulosity
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The scrupulosity is a manifestation of obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is a mental disorder mainly characterized by the expression of deep guilt and discomfort about moral and religious issues.
The term is derived from the Latin scrupulum , a sharp stone that means a stabbing pain for the conscience.
treatment
Treatment is similar to other forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder. Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP), a form of behavioral therapy, is widely used in OCD in general and can be particularly promising with regard to scrupulosity.
Cognitive therapy may be appropriate when ERP is impractical.
Other therapeutic strategies include identifying contradictions between compulsive behavior and moral or religious teachings, and informing individuals that religious figures have been suggesting strategies similar to ERP for centuries.
Religious counseling is an additional way to realign the beliefs associated with the disorder.
In his book A Thousand Frighties Fantasies , psychologist William Van Ornum documented her feelings of fear and suffering and suggested new behavioral techniques.
Medical treatment
Although serotonergic drugs are widely used to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder, studies of the pharmacological treatment of scrupulosity are still rare.
literature
- Beattie, Trent (2011). Scruples and Sainthood .
- The Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Pastoral Care for the Road to Change Template: ISBN
- Can Christianity Cure Obsessive – Compulsive Disorder ?: A Psychiatrist Explores the Role of Faith in Treatment Template: ISBN
- Devil in the Details: Scenes from an Obsessive Girlhood Template: ISBN
- A Thousand Frightening Fantasies: Understanding & Healing Scrupulosity & Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Template: ISBN
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris H. Miller, Dawson W. Hedges: Scrupulosity disorder: an overview and introductory analysis . In: Journal of Anxiety Disorders . tape 22 , no. 6 , August 2008, ISSN 0887-6185 , p. 1042-1058 , doi : 10.1016 / j.janxdis.2007.11.004 , PMID 18226490 .
- ^ Brett Deacon, Elizabeth A. Nelson: On the Nature and Treatment of Scrupulosity . In: Pragmatic Case Studies in Psychotherapy . tape 4 , no. 2 , May 12, 2008, ISSN 1553-0124 , p. 39-53 , doi : 10.14713 / pcsp.v4i2.932 .
- ↑ Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ryan J. Jacoby: Scrupulosity: A cognitive-behavioral analysis and implications for treatment . In: Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders . tape 3 , no. 2 , April 1, 2014, ISSN 2211-3649 , p. 140-149 , doi : 10.1016 / j.jocrd.2013.12.007 .
- ↑ A Thousand Frightening Fantasies. Retrieved January 28, 2020 .