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OCD Flashcards

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What is OCD ?

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  • more than just wanting order and tidyness
  • serious mental health condition
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What are the behavioural characteristics ?

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Compulsions
- repetition of behaviours
- compulsions reduce the anxiety
Avoidance
- reduces anxiety by avoiding triggering situations

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What are the cognitive behaviours of OCD ?

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Obsessive thoughts
- vary for each person
- recurring thoughts
Cognitive coping strategies
- ways of dealing with OCD
- praying, meditating
Insight
- awareness behaviour that their behaviour isn’t rational

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What are the emotional characteristics of OCD ?

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Anxiety
- obsessive thoughts
- overwhelming
Depression
- low mood
Guilt
- minor issues
- disgust of self

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