Biological approach to OCD

Question 1

limitation for OCD

Answer 1

Alternative explanations
-strong psychological explanations
- OCD can be learnt, neutral stimulus is assocated with society
-supported by exposure
questions if treatment was working then what was the cause

Question 2

strength for OCD

Answer 2

genetic explanations
-Nestadt et al
-study with ocd patients found firs degree relatives have 5 times greater chance of getting ocd.
- meta analysis of twin study, MZ develop more than DZ
- genetically vunerbale