Chapter 7 - Obsessive-Compulsive-Related and Trauma-Related Disorders Flashcards
1. Be able to define the symptoms and epidemiology of the obsessive-compulsive and related disorders and the trauma-related disorders. 2. Be able to describe the commonalities in the etiology of obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, as well as the factors that shape the expression of the specific disorders within this cluster. 3. Be able to summarize how the nature and severity of the trauma, as well as biological and psychological risk factors, contribute to whether trauma-related disor
These disorders are defined by repetitive thoughts and behaviors that are so extreme that they interfere with everyday life.
Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders
These disorders include post-traumatic stress disorder and acute stress disorder, two conditions that are triggered by exposure to severely traumatic events.
Trauma-related disorders
Both Obsessive-compulsive disorders and trauma-related disorders are listed in what chapter of the DSM-IV-TR?
Anxiety Disorders
This disorder is defined by repetitive thoughts and urges (obsessions), as well as an irresistible need to engage in repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions).
OCD or Obsessive-compulsive disorder
This disorder involves spending hours a day thinking about one’s appearance, and almost all engage in compulsive behaviors such as checking their appearance in the mirror.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
This disorder involves spending a good deal of time repetitively thinking about their current and potential future possessions. People with this disorder also engage in intensive efforts to acquire new objects, and these efforts can resemble the compulsions observed in OCD.
Hording Disorder
Intrusive and recurring thoughts, images or impulses that are persistent and uncontrollable and that usually appear irrational to the person experiencing them.
Obsessions
Repetitive, clearly excessive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform to reduce the anxiety caused by obsessive thoughts or to prevent some calamity from occurring
Compulsions
Three common compulsions
- excessive cleanliness or orderliness and elaborate rituals
- performing repetitive, and magically protective acts
- repetitive checking to ensure that certain acts are carried out
On average, People with Body dysmorphic disorder think about their bodies for how many hours a day?
Three to eight hours
Body Dysmorphic Disorder is co-morbid with what other disorders?
Anxiety disorders, OCD, substance use disorders, personality disorders and Mood disorders
How many percent of people are unable to work with BDD?
roughly 40 percent
Three areas in the brain unusually active in people with OCD
orbitofrontal cortex, caudate nucleus, anterior cingulate cortex
Defined as this subjective feeling of knowing
Yedasentience
Most commonly used medications for OC and related disorders
Serotonin reuptake inhibitors
