OCD

Question 1

DSM-5 categories of phobia

Answer 1

OCD
└obsessive behaviour and/or compulsive thoughts  	
Trichotillomania 
└compulsive hair pulling 	
Hoarding disorder
└compulsive gathering and keeping of possessions	
Excoriation disorder
└compulsive skin picking

Question 2

Behavioural characteristics- how people act

Answer 2

Compulsions 
Repetitive 
└e.g. hand washing  	
Reduce anxiety 
└response to obsessions to temporarily reduce anxiety 

avoidance
└try to avoid triggering situations to stop anxiety
└interferes with life

Question 3

Emotional characteristics- how people feel

Answer 3

Anxiety and distress
Depression
Guilt and disgust

Question 4

Cognitive characteristics- how people think/process information

Answer 4

Obsessive thoughts
└90% have this
Cognitive strategies to deal with obsessions
Insight into excessive anxiety
└ know their obsessions/compulsions aren’t rational
└they are hyper vigilant