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Undoing: Defense of Undoing OCD Symptoms in Psychotherapy

Description

Ratings of an OCD symptom in psychotherapy sessions

Arguments

Format

A data frame with 44 observations on the following 3 variables.

Group

Time frame of the session (I=early through VI=late)

Score

Rating of OCD symptom on a 1 to 4 scale

Symbol

Indicator for groups I, III, and IV

Details

A patient had been diagnosed with OCD (obsessive/compulsive disorder) and underwent a series of psychotherapy sessions. Notes from the sessions were presented to three different experienced therapists who rated sessions with a particular OCD symptom (defense of undoing) on a 1 to 4 scale (smaller values indicating worse symptoms). If all three judges agreed on the stage of a session, that determined the category. Otherwise, they discussed until they reached a consensus. The sessions were also grouped into six groups with I being the earliest sessions and VI being the latest.