PSYC 361 EXAM 3
1. Start of Chapter 7: Obsessive-Compulsive-Related Disorders & Trauma-Re- lated Disorders: Chapter outline:
-obsessive-compulsive & related disorders
-treatment of the obsessive-compulsive & related disorders
-posttraumatic stress disorder & acute stress disorder
-treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder & acute stress disorder
2. What category of disorders are Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders & Trauma-related disorders
included with?: -*Anxiety Disorders*
-some common symptoms, risk factors, and treatments with anxiety disorders
-But DSM-5 created new chapters for both of these
3. What are the 3 Obsessive-compulsive & related disorders?: *OCD* *obses- sive-compulsive disorder*
-repetitive thoughts & urges (obsessions)
-repetitive behaviors & mental acts (compulsions)
*Body Dysmorphic Disorder*
-repetitive thoughts & urges about personal appearance
*Hoarding disorder*
-repetitive thoughts about possessions
4. OCD key features (2): -repetitive, intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts or urges (obsessions)
-repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels compelled to perform (compulsions)
5. Body dysmorphic disorder key features (2): -preoccupation with imagined flaw in one's appearance
-excessive repetitive behaviors or acts regarding appearance (ex. checking appear- ance, seeking reassurance)
6. Hoarding disorder key features (2): -acquisition of an excessive number of objects
-inability to part with those objects
7. What are obsessions? (part of OCD): -intrusive, persistent, & uncontrollable thoughts or urges
-interfere with normal activities
-often experiences as irrational
-most common: contamination, sexual, * aggressive impulses, body problems, reli- gious, symmetry and/or order
8. What are compulsions? (OCD): -impulse to repeat certain behaviors or mental acts to avoid distress
-(cleaning, counting, touching, checking)
-extremely difficult behavioral rituals
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-NOT compulsions: compulsive eating, gambling, etc. because they are pleasurable
-compulsions only server to reduce anxiety, not give pleasure
9. What is Body dysmorphic disorder?: -*preoccupied with an imagined or exag- gerated defect in appearance*
-perceive themselves to be ugly or monstrous
-women focus on skin, hips, breasts, legs
-men focus on height, penis size, body hair, muscularity
-body part of focus can differ by culture
10.Characteristics of Body Dysmorphic disorder (4): -engage in compulsive behaviors specific to their
appearance (check their appearance in mirrors often, camouflage their appearance (tanning, makeup, plastic surgery)
-high levels of shame, anxiety, & depression
-occurs slightly more often in women
-2% prevalence rate; 5-7% for women seeking plastic surgery
-nearly all have another comorbid disorder
11.What are the 4 characteristics of Hoarding Disorder?: -persistent difficulty discarding or parting with
possessions. regardless of their actual value
-perceived need to save items
-distress associated with discarding
-the symptoms result in the accumulation of a large number of possessions that clutter active living spaces of the home or
workplace to the extent that their intended use is compromised unless others intervene
12.How do individuals with Hoarding disorder see their objects?: -cannot part with acquired objects
-most objects are worthless
-extremely attached to objects
-resistant to relinquishing objects
13.Other facts about hoarding disorder? (3): -66% are unaware of severity of problem
-severe consequences
-usually begins in childhood or early adolescence
14.What are the lifetime prevalence for OCD, BDD, and hoarding disorder?: -
-2% OCD (more common in women)
-2% BDD (more common in women)
-1.5% hoarding disorder (no gender differences)
15.What are the co morbidity rates relatives to all 3 disorders?: -high rates of comorbidity among all 3 syndromes
-also comorbid with depression & anxiety
-OCD & BDD often comorbid with substance use disorders
1. Start of Chapter 7: Obsessive-Compulsive-Related Disorders & Trauma-Re- lated Disorders: Chapter outline:
-obsessive-compulsive & related disorders
-treatment of the obsessive-compulsive & related disorders
-posttraumatic stress disorder & acute stress disorder
-treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder & acute stress disorder
2. What category of disorders are Obsessive-Compulsive & Related Disorders & Trauma-related disorders
included with?: -*Anxiety Disorders*
-some common symptoms, risk factors, and treatments with anxiety disorders
-But DSM-5 created new chapters for both of these
3. What are the 3 Obsessive-compulsive & related disorders?: *OCD* *obses- sive-compulsive disorder*
-repetitive thoughts & urges (obsessions)
-repetitive behaviors & mental acts (compulsions)
*Body Dysmorphic Disorder*
-repetitive thoughts & urges about personal appearance
*Hoarding disorder*
-repetitive thoughts about possessions
4. OCD key features (2): -repetitive, intrusive, uncontrollable thoughts or urges (obsessions)
-repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels compelled to perform (compulsions)
5. Body dysmorphic disorder key features (2): -preoccupation with imagined flaw in one's appearance
-excessive repetitive behaviors or acts regarding appearance (ex. checking appear- ance, seeking reassurance)
6. Hoarding disorder key features (2): -acquisition of an excessive number of objects
-inability to part with those objects
7. What are obsessions? (part of OCD): -intrusive, persistent, & uncontrollable thoughts or urges
-interfere with normal activities
-often experiences as irrational
-most common: contamination, sexual, * aggressive impulses, body problems, reli- gious, symmetry and/or order
8. What are compulsions? (OCD): -impulse to repeat certain behaviors or mental acts to avoid distress
-(cleaning, counting, touching, checking)
-extremely difficult behavioral rituals
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-NOT compulsions: compulsive eating, gambling, etc. because they are pleasurable
-compulsions only server to reduce anxiety, not give pleasure
9. What is Body dysmorphic disorder?: -*preoccupied with an imagined or exag- gerated defect in appearance*
-perceive themselves to be ugly or monstrous
-women focus on skin, hips, breasts, legs
-men focus on height, penis size, body hair, muscularity
-body part of focus can differ by culture
10.Characteristics of Body Dysmorphic disorder (4): -engage in compulsive behaviors specific to their
appearance (check their appearance in mirrors often, camouflage their appearance (tanning, makeup, plastic surgery)
-high levels of shame, anxiety, & depression
-occurs slightly more often in women
-2% prevalence rate; 5-7% for women seeking plastic surgery
-nearly all have another comorbid disorder
11.What are the 4 characteristics of Hoarding Disorder?: -persistent difficulty discarding or parting with
possessions. regardless of their actual value
-perceived need to save items
-distress associated with discarding
-the symptoms result in the accumulation of a large number of possessions that clutter active living spaces of the home or
workplace to the extent that their intended use is compromised unless others intervene
12.How do individuals with Hoarding disorder see their objects?: -cannot part with acquired objects
-most objects are worthless
-extremely attached to objects
-resistant to relinquishing objects
13.Other facts about hoarding disorder? (3): -66% are unaware of severity of problem
-severe consequences
-usually begins in childhood or early adolescence
14.What are the lifetime prevalence for OCD, BDD, and hoarding disorder?: -
-2% OCD (more common in women)
-2% BDD (more common in women)
-1.5% hoarding disorder (no gender differences)
15.What are the co morbidity rates relatives to all 3 disorders?: -high rates of comorbidity among all 3 syndromes
-also comorbid with depression & anxiety
-OCD & BDD often comorbid with substance use disorders
