Characteristics of OCD

Question 1

What are the two main components of OCD?

Answer 1

• Obsession
• Compulsion

Question 2

What are the categories for diagnosing OCD?

Answer 2

Behavioural/emotional/cognitive characteristics

Question 3

What are behavioural characteristics of OCD?

Answer 3

Compulsion for repetition used to reduce anxiety

Question 4

What are emotional characteristics of OCD?

Answer 4

Anxiety and depression due to the obsession which can detract from other activities

Question 5

What are cognitive characteristics of OCD?

Answer 5

Obsessive thoughts, eg: germs are everywhere

selective attention toward anxiety-generating stimuli

Some sufferers adopt cognitive strategies to deal with these obsessions