OCD Flashcards
1
Q
What are obsessions?
A
Recurrent, intrusive and distressing thoughts, images, memories and impulses
- unwanted
- usually restricted
- recognised as originating from own mind
2
Q
What are compulsions?
A
Repetitive, seemingly purposeful behaviours that individual feels driven to perform
3
Q
Effect of socioeconomic status, educational achievement and ethnicity on likelihood of developing OCD?
A
None
4
Q
Which personality disorders are people with OCD most likely to have?
A
Dependent
Avoidant
Histrionic
Mixed
5
Q
Histrionic PD
A
Excessive attention seeking
Seduction
Vivacious
6
Q
Autoimmune causes of OCD?
A
B haemolytic strep and autoantibodies to basal ganglia
7
Q
Treatment for OCD
A
SSRI and/or cognitive behaviour
8
Q
The 3 domains of dysfunctional beliefs in OCD
A
- inflated sense of responsibility
- beliefs about the importance of, and need to control, intrusive thoughts
- perfectionism and intolerance of uncertainty
