Obsessive Compulsive And Related Disorders Flashcards
In other anxiety disorders, the danger is usually
external object or situation, or at least in memory of one
A dangerous event is a thought, image, or impulse that the client attempts to avoid
OCD
intrusive and mostly nonsensical thoughts, images, or urges that the individual tries to resist or eliminate
Obsessions
thoughts or actions used to suppress the obsessions and provide relief
Compulsions
a devastating culmination of anxiety disorders
OCD
It is not uncommon for someone with OCD to
experience severe generalized anxiety, recurrent panic attacks, debilitating avoidance, and major
depression, all recurring simultaneously with OCD symptoms
True
The obsessions or compulsions are time consuming (at least 1 hour per day)
True
The individual recognizes that obsessive-compulsive disorder beliefs are or
probably not true or that they may or may not be true
With good or fair insight
The individual thinks obsessive-compulsive disorder beliefs are probably true
With poor insight
the person is completely convinced that obsessive-compulsive disorder
beliefs are true
With absent insight/delusional
The individual has a current or past history of a tic disorder
Tic-related
involuntary movement
Tic disorder
What can co-occur in patients with OCD
Tic disorder
More complex tics with involuntary vocalizations
Tourette’s Disorder
obsessions in tic-related OCD are almost always related to symmetry
True
preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance by someone who looks
reasonably normal
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
This disorder has been referred to as “imagined ugliness”
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
Persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value
Hoarding Disorder
Results in noticeable hair loss, distress, and significant social impairments
Trichotillomania Disorder
Characterized by repetitive and compulsive picking of the skin, leading to tissue damage
Excoriation
