TY - BOOK AU - Shapiro,Leslie TI - Understanding OCD: skills to control the conscience and outsmart obsessive compulsive disorder SN - 1440832110 (hardback) PY - 2015///] CY - Santa Barbara, California PB - Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC KW - Obsessive-compulsive disorder KW - Treatment N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Your brain has a mind of its own -- Hypersurvival : evolutionary survival instincts gone awry--too much of a necessary thing? -- All walks of life : global prevalence and the universal culture of rituals -- We all have "bad" thoughts -- In good company : a who's who of obsessive conscience -- Scrupulosity : it's not religious -- Moralosity : nonreligious and moral perfectionistic OCD -- Obsessive guilt -- Taking control where you can and must -- Helpful treatment augmentations -- It's impulsive, not compulsive -- A word about countertransference -- Appendix A: Glossary -- Appendix B: Types of guilt found in Western literature -- Appendix C: Harder personal feelings questionnaire -- Appendix D: Rate your OCD -- Appendix E: Pennsylvania inventory of scrupulosity -- Appendix F: The Loyola religious obsession and compulsion checklist -- Appendix G: Family accommodation scale for obsessive-compulsive disorder N2 - "One of the most experienced therapists in the world for treatment-resistant obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) explains the disorder, the treatments available, and the skills needed to overcome and outsmart OCD"--; "This title represents Shapiro's decades of experience with effective treatment for OCD by outlining the biologic basis of OCD and discussing how the illness hijacks the conscience"-- ER -