OCD-Neuroantomical Appoach Flashcards
1
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What is ocd associated with
A
Impaired or faulty descision making in the brain
2
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What does neuroanatomy refer to ?
A
The size shape and function of certain areas of the brain and how they are linked with ocd
3
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What is ocd associated with the abnormal functioning in the ?
A
Frontal lobe of the brain
4
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What is the frontile lobes responsible for ?
A
Logical thinking and decision making , linked to obsessions in ocd as an induvidual is unaware there thought processes are irrational
5
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What does evidence suggest about the parahipocampus gyrus ?
A
Is associated with processing unpleasant emotions such as anxiety which functions abnormally in people with ocd
