Thirteen. The Real Self

  1. Kieron O'Connor,
  2. Frederick Aardema

Published Online: 1 DEC 2011

DOI: 10.1002/9781119960027.ch13

Book Title

Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Inference-Based Therapy

Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Inference-Based Therapy

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How to Cite

O'Connor, K. and Aardema, F. (2011) The Real Self, in Clinician's Handbook for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Inference-Based Therapy, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781119960027.ch13

Author Information

  1. Fernand-Seguin Research Centre, Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine, Canada

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 1 DEC 2011
  2. Published Print: 25 NOV 2011

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470684092

Online ISBN: 9781119960027

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Keywords:

  • the real self;
  • OCD, hiding or denying the client's real self;
  • building up authentic self-attributes;
  • hard time, coming up with positive self-attributes;
  • client, to distrust the self;
  • inferential confusion applied to self;
  • reconnecting, with authentic self-feelings;
  • OCD feared self;
  • ending up doubting, when urged to do something

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • The Real Self

  • Who You Really are…and Who You are Not

  • Self-Components

  • Obstacle

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