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Paper 1 - Psychopatholgy - OCD Flashcards

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What are the Emotional Characteristics of OCD?

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Powerful anxiety that accompanies both obsessions and compulsions.

Obsessive thoughts that are unpleasant and frightening alongside with anxiety which can be overwhelming.

The urge to repeat a behaviour (compulsion) leads to anxiety.

Guilt or disgust, for example over minor moral issues.

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What are the characteristics of Cognitive OCD

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Excessive anxiety and compulsions even when they realise it isn’t rational.

Obsessive thoughts - thoughts that reoccur over and over again.

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