Compulsive Disorder (OCD): Symptoms And Treatment
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OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD): SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT
Abnormal Psychology
Cleopatra Papathanasiou
Fall Semester 2014
There are numerous and different mental illnesses and disorders that affect millions of people around the world. One such disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined as the persistent, uncontrollable, unwanted and obsessive feelings, thoughts or images and compulsive behaviors such as routines or rituals in which individuals engage in order to try to prevent or rid themselves of these thoughts or to prevent feared situations or events (Bucher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2007).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder has been present from the early 1400s. In 1600s and 1700s, …show more content…
In accordance with DSM-5 the diagnostic criteria for OCD are the presence of obsessions and compulsions. First of all, obsessions are defined by the repeated and persistent images, thoughts and feelings that are perceived when they develop as disturbing and undesirable and in most individuals they cause anxiety or distress. Furthermore, in an attempt of the individual to suppress the unwanted thoughts which cause anxiety, they perform another thought or action (i.e. …show more content…
More specifically, repeated behaviors involve ordering, checking, hand washing and so forth, while mental acts include counting, repeating words and praying. These behaviors are performed by the individuals because an obsession has evoked or in accordance with rules that have to be applied strictly. Moreover, the goal of performing the compulsions is to avoid or reduce the anxiety or distress that is caused by the obsessions or in order to prevent a feared event or situation. However, the compulsions are not linked in a realistic way with what they are planned to prevent.
Another diagnostic criterion according to DSM-5 is that the obsessions and compulsions last for more than one hour per day or they cause anxiety or impairment in important areas of functioning. Furthermore, the symptoms of OCD are not created by the abuse of a drug or of another medical condition. Last but not least, the individual may recognize that the obsessional thoughts, impulses or images are a product of his or her own
OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD): SYMPTOMS & TREATMENT
Abnormal Psychology
Cleopatra Papathanasiou
Fall Semester 2014
There are numerous and different mental illnesses and disorders that affect millions of people around the world. One such disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is defined as the persistent, uncontrollable, unwanted and obsessive feelings, thoughts or images and compulsive behaviors such as routines or rituals in which individuals engage in order to try to prevent or rid themselves of these thoughts or to prevent feared situations or events (Bucher, Mineka, & Hooley, 2007).
Obsessive-compulsive disorder has been present from the early 1400s. In 1600s and 1700s, …show more content…
In accordance with DSM-5 the diagnostic criteria for OCD are the presence of obsessions and compulsions. First of all, obsessions are defined by the repeated and persistent images, thoughts and feelings that are perceived when they develop as disturbing and undesirable and in most individuals they cause anxiety or distress. Furthermore, in an attempt of the individual to suppress the unwanted thoughts which cause anxiety, they perform another thought or action (i.e. …show more content…
More specifically, repeated behaviors involve ordering, checking, hand washing and so forth, while mental acts include counting, repeating words and praying. These behaviors are performed by the individuals because an obsession has evoked or in accordance with rules that have to be applied strictly. Moreover, the goal of performing the compulsions is to avoid or reduce the anxiety or distress that is caused by the obsessions or in order to prevent a feared event or situation. However, the compulsions are not linked in a realistic way with what they are planned to prevent.
Another diagnostic criterion according to DSM-5 is that the obsessions and compulsions last for more than one hour per day or they cause anxiety or impairment in important areas of functioning. Furthermore, the symptoms of OCD are not created by the abuse of a drug or of another medical condition. Last but not least, the individual may recognize that the obsessional thoughts, impulses or images are a product of his or her own