explinations of OCD

Question 1

what is an example of an explanation of OCD

Answer 1

neuroanatomical explination

Question 2

what does this explanation say OCD is caused by

Answer 2

maladaptive cognition

Question 3

what is the neuroanatomical explination of OCD

Answer 3

due to dysfunction in a neuronal loop. these regions of the brain form a circuit that converts sensory info into thoughts and actions

Question 4

what are the four elements of the brain involved in explination of OCD

Answer 4

orbital cortex
caudate nucli
thalamus
cigulate gyrius

Question 5

what does the orbital frontal cortex do

Answer 5

cognative process of decision making

Question 6

what conversion does the orbital frontal cortex do

Answer 6

converts sensory info into thoughts and alerts brain to potential worries in enviroment

Question 7

what leads to an increase in syptoms in the brain

Answer 7

overactivity

Question 8

what does overactivity in the orbitalfrontal cortex lead to

Answer 8

increase in conversion of sensory to actions

Question 9

what does this increase in the conversions of sensory to actions lead to

Answer 9

worry

Question 10

what else does overstimulation in the orbital frontal cortex lead to

Answer 10

compulsion and inability to stop

Question 11

what does the orbital frontal cortex lead to

Answer 11

caudate nucli

Question 12

what is the passage of thought that connects these together

Answer 12

message panic / worry

Question 13

what does the caudate nuclei do

Answer 13

decide whether a message is important or not

Question 14

what else does the caudate nuclei act as

Answer 14

filter for information into the thalumus suppressing worry signals

Question 15

what does over activity in the caudate nuclei lead to

Answer 15

impared function

Question 16

what does this improved function mean

Answer 16

faulty messages of worry / panic passed throughout the thalamus

Question 17

what do these faulty messages of worry mean

Answer 17

individual is driven more to think about and take action

Question 18

what does the caudate nuceli lead to

Answer 18

thalamus

Question 19

what id the thalamus responsible for

Answer 19

responds to sensory and motor

Question 20

what does this response mean

Answer 20

it carry’s out nessary action

Question 21

what is the connection from the caudate nuclei to the thalumus connected by

Answer 21

faulty messages
panic

Question 22

what does overactivity in the thalamus lead to

Answer 22

compulsion to engage in behaviuors

Question 23

if a paiintent had a fear of contaminiation what would there orbital frontal cortex response be

Answer 23

touched a door knob covered in germs – [very dangerous germs make ill and die]

Question 24

what does this then lead the paitent to do

Answer 24

process as a viable panic
worry germs unhygenic will make them very ill

Question 25

what is then the belife that leads to the compulsion

Answer 25

wil become ill and die

Question 26

what does overactivity in the thalamus make the paitent do

Answer 26

wash hands excessively

Question 27

what does this compulsion of excessive hand washing lead to

Answer 27

emotional relife