PS280- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Questions and Answers.
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Answer- A chronic disorder in which the mind is flooded with a persistent
and uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions) and the individual is compelled to repeat certain acts again and again
(compulsions)
The thoughts and behavioural urges are intrusive, unwanted, persistent and almost entirely out of the
individuals control
Obsessions Answer- Intrusive, recurring and irrational thoughts, impulses and images
Their persistence creates anxiety
Accompanied by intense feelings of fear, disgust, doubt Person realizes thoughts are irrational but can't control
them Severely affects daily life
Most common obsessions Answer- Contact/mental contamination (something pops in head needs ritual to get
rid of it)
Loss of control
Symmetry/ ordering ....need for balance (ex. Touch one arm must touch the other)
Unwanted sexual thoughts ....Rumination (tendency to have intrusive thoughts) Large range of form and shape
OCD take
, Moral/ religious concerns
Harming
Hypochondriacal fears of bodily dysfunction
Most people keep obsessions secret
Compulsion Answer- Repetitive behaviour or mental act the person feel driven to preform to reduce anxiety/
distress caused by obsessive thoughts to prevent something catastrophic from happening
Repeated over and over
Examples
checking
Cleaning/ orderliness
Avoiding particular objects
Preforming protective practices or particular acts (excessive washing, showering, recounting, rechecking,
redoing)
Compulsion are Answer- Not always realistically connected with their purpose
Excessive
Questions and Answers.
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Answer- A chronic disorder in which the mind is flooded with a persistent
and uncontrollable thoughts (obsessions) and the individual is compelled to repeat certain acts again and again
(compulsions)
The thoughts and behavioural urges are intrusive, unwanted, persistent and almost entirely out of the
individuals control
Obsessions Answer- Intrusive, recurring and irrational thoughts, impulses and images
Their persistence creates anxiety
Accompanied by intense feelings of fear, disgust, doubt Person realizes thoughts are irrational but can't control
them Severely affects daily life
Most common obsessions Answer- Contact/mental contamination (something pops in head needs ritual to get
rid of it)
Loss of control
Symmetry/ ordering ....need for balance (ex. Touch one arm must touch the other)
Unwanted sexual thoughts ....Rumination (tendency to have intrusive thoughts) Large range of form and shape
OCD take
, Moral/ religious concerns
Harming
Hypochondriacal fears of bodily dysfunction
Most people keep obsessions secret
Compulsion Answer- Repetitive behaviour or mental act the person feel driven to preform to reduce anxiety/
distress caused by obsessive thoughts to prevent something catastrophic from happening
Repeated over and over
Examples
checking
Cleaning/ orderliness
Avoiding particular objects
Preforming protective practices or particular acts (excessive washing, showering, recounting, rechecking,
redoing)
Compulsion are Answer- Not always realistically connected with their purpose
Excessive
