OCD Flashcards
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OCD ( obsessive compulsive disorder )
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A condition characterised by obsessions and/or compulsive behaviour
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DSM-5 categories of OCD
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- OCD - obessions or compulsions
- trichotillomania - compulsive hair pulling
- hoarding disorder - gathering of possessions and inability to part with anything
- excoriation disorder - compulsive skin picking
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Behavioural characteristics of OCD
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- compulsion are repetitive
- compulsions reduce anxiety
- avoidance
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Emotional characteristics of OCD
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- anxiety and distress
- accompanying depression
- guilt and disgust
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Anxiety and distress
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Obsessive thoughts are unpleasant and frightening- compulsions create anxiety
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Accompanying depression
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low moods and lack of enjoyment with temporary relief from compulsions
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Guilt and disgust
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feels bad for themselves or are angry at their inability to do things
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Cognitive characteristics of OCD
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- obsessive thoughts
- cognitive copying strategies
- insight with excessive anxiety
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Obsessive thoughts
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recurring unpleasant thoughts
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Cognitive copying strategies
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meditation and praying
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Excessive anxiety
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hypervigilance
