According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.; DSM-V; American Psychiatric Association‚ 2013)‚ obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined by the experience of obsessions and/or compulsion. Obsessions are recurrent and persistent thoughts‚ urges or impulses that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted. This obsessions generally cause the feelings of anxiety. As a result patient applies compulsions‚ repetitive behaviors or mental acts‚ to neutralize the anxiety
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confidentiality‚ I will refer to my client as Julie throughout this case report. Referral Julie is a 19-year-old single female who was referred by her surgery based counsellor for Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)‚ to help with recurring obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) episodes. Whilst the referral did not identify any background history about Julie’s obsessions‚ the referral did suggest that these episodes ranged from mild to moderate in nature and had started when Julie was about sixteen years
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Have you ever had a surge of worrying thoughts? Do you ask yourself‚ did I lock the car; did I turn off the lights? After these thoughts occurred‚ did you immediately check to make sure you locked your car‚ and turned off the lights? Though everyone has worrying thoughts‚ some of these thoughts may develop into unbearable obsessions. Some people cannot rid themselves of these obsessions‚ even though they are aware that their thoughts and actions are absurd. These people
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Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a condition many may not know about‚ but it has recently become an area of more interest between scientist and people today. OCD is mainly an anxiety disorder‚ which can be described as having persistent‚ reoccurring‚ and uncontrollable obsessions and compulsions that become time consuming. “Obsessions are intrusive‚ recurrent‚ and persistent unwanted thoughts‚ images‚ or impulses that are experienced as unacceptable‚ upsetting‚ and uncontrollable‚ and they usually
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Landrea Smith PSY200 Outside Activity #5 November 8th‚ 2014 Hoarders Hoarding is an extreme case of having difficulty parting with possessions‚ regardless of their value. Hoarding can be related to compulsive buying‚ the compulsive gain of free items‚ or the compulsive search for unique items. Not only does the disorder have social‚ emotional‚ physical and financial effects on the hoarder‚ but on the hoarders family as well. In episode 11‚ Season 6 of the tv show "Hoarders" it tells about a
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A Critical Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder University of Southern Queensland Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is marked by repeated obsessions: continual thoughts or ideas‚ and compulsions: stereotyped acts performed in response to an obsession (Burton‚ Westen & Kowalski‚ 2012). Patients with OCD can be any age and there have been reports of patients suffering from the condition for over forty years. (Burton
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I got to watch this wonderful movie named‚ ‘As Good As It Gets’. It is about a writer who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). His name is Melvin Udall who is really rude to all the people he meets and loves only himself. He gets angry at small things‚ for example‚ he gets so angry at his gay neighbor’s dog‚ for urinating in the hallway. He is so angry that he puts the dog in the garbage chute. He is very specific about all the things he does. He only eats at a specific restaurant and at a specific
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Diagnosis - OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) Chief complaints • The patient came with complaints of excessive cleaning or hand washing. • Ordering and arranging things in a particular and perfect way. • Repeatedly checking on the bags‚ and checking repeatedly to see if door is locked etc... Associated complaints • Generalized weakness • Hamper in the day today life. Treatment Plan • Psychotherapy • Medication (Serotonin reuptake inhibitors- SRI’s) Obsessive compulsive disorder-(OCD) OCD
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Obsessive–compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common mental illness and is characterized by obsessions or reoccurring thoughts (e.g. making sure things are always symmetrical) and compulsions in which a person does tasks repeatedly (e.g. repetitive and excessive cleaning of a certain area). About 2.3 to 2.4 percent of the U.S. population has OCD in a given year‚ according to government statistics. That translates into 1 in 43 Americans or about 6.3 million total people in any given year. (Grohol‚ 2015)
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is an Axis I Anxiety Disorder in the American Psychiatric Association’s (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders–Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). The primary diagnostic criteria are the existence of obsessions or compulsions‚ some degree of recognition of the irrationality of the behavior‚ and significant interference with everyday functioning. This article provides an up-to-date summary of the state of knowledge regarding obsessive-compulsive disorder
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