OCD

Question 1

OCD

Answer 1

characterised by obsessions and or compulsions
most people with OCD have both compulsions and obsessions

Question 2

obsessions

Answer 2

recurring thoughts and images

Question 3

compulsions

Answer 3

repetitive behaviours such as hand washing

Question 4

trichotillomania

Answer 4

compulsive hair pulling

Question 5

hoarding disorder

Answer 5

compulsive gathering of possessions and the inability to part with anything

Question 6

excoriation disorder

Answer 6

compulsive skin picking

Question 7

behavioural component of OCD

Answer 7

compulsive behaviour

Question 8

compulsions are repetitive

Answer 8

people with OCD feel compelled to repeat a behaviour

Question 9

how many people with OCD show compulsion alone

Answer 9

10%

Question 10

why are compulsions performed?

Answer 10

an attempt to manage anxiety produced by obsessions

Question 11

avoidance

Answer 11

people with OCD stay away from situations that trigger them

Question 12

cycle of OCD

Answer 12

obsessive thought - anxiety - compulsive behaviour - temporary relief

Question 13

emotional characteristics of OCD

Answer 13

anxiety and distress
accompanying depression
guilt and disgust

Question 14

anxiety and distress

Answer 14

urge to repeat a behaviour creates anxiety

Question 15

accompanying depression

Answer 15

compulsive behaviours bring some relief from anxiety but this is temporary

Question 16

guilt and disgust

Answer 16

irrational guilt or disgust which may be directed against something external e.g. dirt or self

Question 17

cognitive characteristics of OCD

Answer 17

obsessive thoughts
cognitive coping strategies
excessive anxiety

Question 18

how many people with OCD have cognitive thoughts as their main feature?

Answer 18

90%

Question 19

obsessive thoughts example

Answer 19

worries of being contaminated by germs or dirt

Question 20

cognitive coping strategies example

Answer 20

religious person may be tormented by guilt and reaping by praying or meditating to manage anxiety however this can appear abnormal to others and distract them from tasks

Question 21

insight into excessive anxiety

Answer 21

experience catastrophic thoughts about the worse case scenario that might result if anxieties aren’t justified also tend to be hyper vigilant