In obsessive-compulsive disorder, it consists of two separate parts, obsession, and compulsion. Obsession deals with thoughts, ideas, images, or impulses that are persistent in the conscious state of mind. For example, an individual may be thinking about the amount of germs on a table in a classroom. Whereas compulsion, pertains to the behavior that is repetitive that the individual feels they must perform in order to reduce the anxiety, or the obsessive thoughts. For example, after touching a classroom desk and thinking about the amount of germs on it, the compulsive action would be to wash their hands immediately. One form of treatment available to those with OCD, is behavioral therapy. In specific it is using a form of therapy called,
