exam 3 - OCD, trauma and stress Flashcards
excessive, unwanted, intrusive and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images causing anxiety and distress
obsessions
obsessions are not under the patient’s ____
control
obsessions are ____ with the patient’s usual thought patten
incongruent
repeatedly performed behaviors in a ritualistic fashion
compulsions
patients with OCD recognize their thoughts and actions are _____ or _____
unreasonable; excessive
onset of OCD is in the…
early 20s to mid 30s
symptoms of OCD often begin in ….
childhood
OCD patients often have ____ ____ due to excessive hand washing
dermatologic lesions
medications for OCD
clomipramine
sertraline
fluvoxamine
venlafaxine
mirtazapine
other obsessive compulsive disorders
trichotillomania disorder
excoriation disorder
body dysmorphic disorder
hoarding disorder
chronic self destructive hair pulling that results in notable hair loss
Trichotillomania disorder
skin picking obsessive compulsive disorder
excoriation disorder
focus on real (but slight) or imagined defects in appearance
body dysmorphic disorder
___ ___ is from an accident, self-inflicted damage or violence perpetrated by others
physical trauma
____ ____ is from an emotional injury caused by an overwhelmingly stressful event that threatens one’s survival and sense of security
psychological trauma