4 Pyschopathlogy- OCD

Question 1

what does ocd stand for?

Answer 1

obsessive compulsive disorder

Question 2

what is ocd?

Answer 2

it is an anxiety disorder where sufferers experience persistent and intrusive thoughts and compulsions or a combination of both.

Question 3

obsessions

Answer 3

thoughts that trigger feelings and compulsions

Question 4

compulsions

Answer 4

behaviours that are attempted to try and decreese the distress and anxiety

Question 5

what are the 3 types of ocd elements

Answer 5

behavioural (compulsions)

emotional (feelings)

cognitive (obsessions)

Question 6

2 types of behavioural ocd

Answer 6

-repetitive compulsions
-avoidance

Question 7

briefly describe the behavioural ocd element of repetitive compulsions

Answer 7

-sufferers are compelled or driven to perform a behaviour to alleviate anxiety from obsessions
-this is repetitive and has to be performed multiple times to provide a short-term solution for the anxiety

Question 8

3 types of emotional ocd

Answer 8

-extreme anxiety and distress
-accompanying depression
-guilt and disgust

Question 9

briefly describe the behavioural ocd element of avoidance

Answer 9

-sufferers avoid certain situations in an attempt to reduce anxiety by avoiding situations that would trigger obsessive thoughts
-this interferes with daily life

Question 10

briefly describe the emotional ocd element of extreme anxiety and distress

Answer 10

-persistent obsessions create high levels of anxiety and worry that a bad event may occur
-this causes feelings of fear and fright which overwhelms the person

Question 11

briefly describe the emotional ocd element of accompanying depression

Answer 11

-anxiety causes low moods and a loss in pleasure in every day activities which is interrupted by obsessive thoughts and repetitive compulsions

Question 12

briefly describe the emotional ocd element of guilt and digust

Answer 12

-negative emotions such as irrational guilt or disgust over minor moral issues
-may be directed at self or something external such as dirt.

Question 13

4 types of cognitive ocd

Answer 13

-recurrent obsessive thoughts
-hypervigilance and selective attention
-cognitive coping strategies
-insight and awareness of irrational behaviour and anxiety

Question 14

briefly describe the cognitive ocd element of recurrent obsessive thoughts

Answer 14

-persistent and intrusive, unpleasant and disturbing
-distracts an individual from every day tasks as it dominates thinking and interrupts other thoughts

Question 15

briefly describe the cognitive ocd element of hypervigilance and selective attention

Answer 15

-sufferers have increased awareness of the source of the obsession
-in new situations they remain alert to focus their attention on potential hazards.

Question 16

briefly describe the cognitive ocd element of cognitive coping strategies

Answer 16

-processes that are attempted to help alleviate or ‘neutralise’ the anxiety caused by the obsessive thoughts

Question 17

briefly describe the cognitive ocd element of insight and awareness of irrational behaviour and anxiety

Answer 17

-sufferers realise that compulsions are irrational and make no logical sense
-they understand that this does not stop a behaviour being performed.