Chapter 6 - Preoccupation and Obsession

Question 1

What do individuals with OCD experience? (4)

Answer 1

-severe generalized anxiety
-recurrent panic attacks
-debilitating avoidance
-major depression

Question 2

What are obsessions in OCD?

Answer 2

-fear of intrusive nonsensical thoughts

Question 3

What are compulsions in OCD?

Answer 3

-repeated ritualistic actions or thoughts designed to suppress the unwanted thoughts

Question 4

What are types of obsessions and compulsions? (5)

Answer 4

-symmetry/exactness/just right
-forbidden thoughts or actions
-cleaning/contamination
-hoarding
-certain kind of rituals

Question 5

What can co-occur with OCD?

Answer 5

-tic disorder

Question 6

Tell me the statistics of OCD. (2)

Answer 6

-female to male ratio increases in adulthood (more women)
-onset in early adolescence to mid-20s

Question 7

What are treatments for OCD? (4)

Answer 7

-SSRIs
-exposure and ritual prevention
-CBT
-psychosurgery

Question 8

What is body dysmorphic disorder?

Answer 8

-preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance, though looks reasonably normal

Question 9

What are treatments for body dysmorphic disorder?

Answer 9

-SSRIs and CBT

Question 10

What is trichotillomania disorder?

Answer 10

-hair pulling

Question 11

What is excoriation?

Answer 11

-skin picking disorder