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OCD Flashcards

1
Q

What does OCD stand for

A

Obsessive compulsive disorder

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2
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Who is more affected in OCD males or females

A

Equal

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3
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Mean onset of OCD

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20yrs

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4
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Clinical features of OCD

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Obsessional thoughts, ideas, images or impulses

Occurring repeatedly

Unpleasant and distressing

Recognised as individuals own thoughts

Often views by suffer as: preventing harm to self or others

Viewed as pointless

Resisted with key anxiety symptoms accompanying resistance

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5
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What occurs in OCD when the patient tries to resist impulses

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Anxiety symptoms

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6
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How does the sufferer view their compulsiveness in OCD

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As not helpful/unpleasant

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7
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Whose thoughts does an OCD patient think the obsessive thoughts are

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Their own

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8
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How often do OCD thoughts occur

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Repeatedly

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9
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General Rx for OCD

A

Education
Explanation
Involve partners /family

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10
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Psychotherapy for OCD

A

CBT

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11
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Medication Rx for OCD

A

SSRI e.g Fluoxetine

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12
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Describe the compulsive act rituals in OCD

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Stereotypical behaviour repeated over and over again
Not enjoyable
not helpful

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13
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Does an OCD patient view their acts as helpful

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No

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14
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Does an OCD enjoy their obsessional acts/thoughts?

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No they do not find it enjoyable

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15
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Example of OCD behaviour

A

Women continuously washing her hands because she believes she will give someone germs if she’s does not

Man who can never do a long walk because every few paces he wonders if he has really locked the car

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16
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Which other group of psychiatric disease if commonly linked with OCD

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Eating disorders

17
Q

when do key anxiety symptoms arise in OCD

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When the patient is distressed attempting to resits their thoughts/compulsions

18
Q

What is an obsession

A

unwanted and unpleasant thought, image or urge that repeatedly enters your mind, causing feelings of anxiety, disgust or unease.

19
Q

What is a compulsion in OCD

A

repetitive behaviour or mental act that you feel you need to carry out to try to temporarily relieve the unpleasant feelings brought on by the obsessive though

20
Q

Aetiology of OCD

A

Not entirely clear
FH
Life events
Personality tendency 5Ht receptor function abnormality

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