OCD

Question 1

what is OCD?

Answer 1

a serious anxiety related condition where a person experiences frequent and unwelcome obsessional thoughts often followed by repetitive compulsions, impulses or urges

Question 2

what is the ocd cycle?

Answer 2

obsessions:
unwanted distressing thoughts,urges, mental images
may include what if thoughts

anxiety: may be distress , fear , worry or digust
feel the need to do something
its a false alarm

compulsions: any behaviour performed to help the anxiety go away, including checking

relief: relief is only temporary
obsessions come back sooner

Question 3

what are complusions?

Answer 3

any behaviour performed to help the anxiety go away, including checking

Question 4

what are the behavioural charactersitics in OCD?

Answer 4

compulsive repetitive behaviours performed to reduce anxiety

avoidance behaviour to keep away from situations that trigger obsessive thoughts

Question 5

what are cognitive characteristics of OCD?

Answer 5

obsessive irrational thoughts that are unwanted and intrusive

an awareness that thoughts are irrational

Question 6

what are emotional characteristics of OCD?

Answer 6

unpleasant emotions ( anxiety and distress)

depression - lack of enjoyment

compulsions bring temporary relief

irrational guilt