OCD

Question 1

Thought-action fusion

Answer 1

Having a thought means thatcher action will take place

Question 2

Neutralising obsessions

Answer 2

Compulsions

Question 3

Comorbidity

Answer 3

Simultaneous presence of two or more chronic illnesses, I.e. OCD & depression

Question 4

OCD prevalence

Answer 4

UK- 12:1000

Males & females equally

Question 5

Psychodynamic model of understanding OCD

Answer 5

Obsessional neurosis (Freud)

Obsessions are defensive psychological responses to unconscious impulses

Ego trapped btw unwanted impulses of id + hyper-moral superego

Anal stage of development - gratification vs parents teaching delayed gratification

Question 6

Biological explanations

Answer 6

Hereditary

Less transmission of serotonin ascending from rostral raphe nuclei to: basal ganglia, thalamus, limbic cortex, & cerebral cortex

Question 7

Treatment

Answer 7

Therapy can have impact on brain function (Barsaglini, 2014)

CBT (combined with SSRI)

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

Question 8

OCD

Answer 8

Obsessions - thoughts- intrusive, persistent, interfering

Compulsions - behaviours - rituals done in response to obsessions (designed to reduce anxiety caused by obsessions)