Obsessive compulsive disorder is identified as a psychological dysfunction where a person experiences elaborated thoughts that intrude with their normative functioning ( ). These thoughts are typically rational however their constant recurrence
can make it difficult for a person to accomplish tasks that are important in daily functioning. The manifestations of these thoughts are also observable though ritualized actions. Actions are also interfering and exhibit the OCD individual's constant struggle to neutralize their mood and reduce negative thinking (Ferrier & Brewin, 2004). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy has been the most popular method of treatment among clinicians treating OCD however it is important to address the affects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy from a developmental perspective because children with OCD posses many age-related differences from OCD adults (Piacentini, 1999). The majority of OCD cases have been studied primarily within the adult population however......
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