OCD by Witten Powers

The definition of OCD

hundallager — 2024-10-21 17:49:40 UTC

long-lasting disorder in which a person experiences uncontrollable and recurring obsessions, engages in repetitive behaviors, or both.

Physical symptoms

hundallager — 2024-10-21 17:53:11 UTC

being hyperaware of the need to urinate.
not being able to stop focusing on your own breathing.
feeling like there is something crawling on their skin.
not being able to stop keeping track of how often you're blinking.
seeing or imagining floating dots in front of your eyes.

Emotional and mental symptoms

hundallager — 2024-10-21 17:56:08 UTC

Fear of germs or contamination.
Fear of forgetting, losing, or misplacing something.
Fear of losing control over one's behavior.
Aggressive thoughts toward others or oneself.
Unwanted, forbidden, or taboo thoughts involving sex, religion, or harm.

hundallager — 2024-10-21 17:57:08 UTC

How it’s diagnosed

hundallager — 2024-10-21 18:15:42 UTC

Trained therapists look for people with obsessions,if they have compulsives behaviors, The obsessions and compulsions take a lot of time and get in the way of important activities the person values, such as working, going to school, or spending time with friends

Latest research

teavongillern — 2024-10-22 17:54:44 UTC

Around 2 in 3 people with OCD saw clinically significant outcomes from exposure and response therapy.

OCD is the fourth most common mental disorder and impacts 2-3% of people at some point in their lifetime.

Actual research

witpowers — 2024-10-22 18:03:24 UTC

Rogers Behavioral Health is a leader in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder and anxiety disorders. At Rogers, patients receive compassionate, evidence-based care for OCD, OC-spectrum, and related anxiety disorders to help them gain control over their symptoms and live a rewarding life.

Treatment plans

hundallager — 2024-10-22 18:04:09 UTC

talking therapy – helps you face your fears and obsessive thoughts without with compulsions
medicine – a medicine that can help by altering the balance of chemicals in your brain
Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation is a treatment course that uses magnetic fields to non-invasively reach brain structures associated with mental health conditions.

Test questions

witpowers — 2024-10-22 18:04:12 UTC

What are some signs of OCD? Washing hands, hoarding, ordering and arranging, repeating words in head, and fear of contamination

Define the following word: Obsession, Compulsion. Obsession: Something that it constantly in one’s mind. Compulsion: the irresistible urge to do something.

hundallager — 2024-10-22 18:09:26 UTC