Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Substance Abuse

Substance abuse refers to excessive intake of a substance which is hazardous to health but it becomes a habit for a person to take it regularly which he finds unable to reduce or cease. It can be called as an addiction. Teenagers are the most affected category of substance abuse.
The reasons for the substance abuse differ according to different persons. Many times it is just peer pressure which makes teens start substance abuse. Some times there are emotional reasons such as feeling of being neglected, not being loved and cared, improper parenting, depression, poverty, stress in family etc. because of which person indulge in the substance abuse.
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Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder AND Relationships

Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is a type of personality disorder which is marked by perfectionism, rigidity, control and over concern with work. It is a mental disorder which strives for excessive success. Perfection and only perfection is the goal for the person suffering from this kind of disorder. Failure is treated by that persona s a shattering of earth. They lack flexibility and openness.
The basic symptoms of OCPD are preoccupation with details, lists, organization, rules and schedules, being extremely rigid and inflexible in their beliefs.
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Techniques

Cognitive behavioral therapy is a form of psychotherapy that underlines the important role of thinking. It assumes that it is our wrong faulty thought patterns that cause maladjustive behavior and emotional responses. The external things like people, situations and events have nothing to do with it. This therapy focuses on changing thoughts so as to solve the psychological, behavioral and personality problems. Cognitive-behavioral therapy is considered to be the most rapid and effective treatment in terms of
the results. In Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, the therapist basically focuses on three main areas i.e. Cognitive (i.e. thinking/believing process), behavioral (i.e. what they do) and emotional (i.e. relaxation/peaceful/strength and power strategies).
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