A Critical Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder University of Southern Queensland Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is marked by repeated obsessions: continual thoughts or ideas‚ and compulsions: stereotyped acts performed in response to an obsession (Burton‚ Westen & Kowalski‚ 2012). Patients with OCD can be any age and there have been reports of patients suffering from the condition for over forty years. (Burton
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Generalized Anxiety Disorder vs. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder In this essay there will be comparisons and contrasts between the Generalized Anxiety Disorder and the Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. A few comparisons are that both disorders can cause physical and mental symptoms such as restlessness‚ irritability‚ poor concentration‚ worrying‚ and can effect anyone. A few contrasts are that GAD is usually triggered by nothing specific‚ while OCD is triggered by one or a few specific things‚ and OCD
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I got to watch this wonderful movie named‚ ‘As Good As It Gets’. It is about a writer who has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). His name is Melvin Udall who is really rude to all the people he meets and loves only himself. He gets angry at small things‚ for example‚ he gets so angry at his gay neighbor’s dog‚ for urinating in the hallway. He is so angry that he puts the dog in the garbage chute. He is very specific about all the things he does. He only eats at a specific restaurant and at a specific
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Diagnosis - OCD (Obsessive compulsive disorder) Chief complaints • The patient came with complaints of excessive cleaning or hand washing. • Ordering and arranging things in a particular and perfect way. • Repeatedly checking on the bags‚ and checking repeatedly to see if door is locked etc... Associated complaints • Generalized weakness • Hamper in the day today life. Treatment Plan • Psychotherapy • Medication (Serotonin reuptake inhibitors- SRI’s) Obsessive compulsive disorder-(OCD) OCD
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Obsessive–compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a common mental illness and is characterized by obsessions or reoccurring thoughts (e.g. making sure things are always symmetrical) and compulsions in which a person does tasks repeatedly (e.g. repetitive and excessive cleaning of a certain area). About 2.3 to 2.4 percent of the U.S. population has OCD in a given year‚ according to government statistics. That translates into 1 in 43 Americans or about 6.3 million total people in any given year. (Grohol‚ 2015)
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reflection on my observation of how a group interacts with each other. The 12-step meeting I attended was Overeater’s Anonymous (OA). OA uses the same Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions as Alcoholics Anonymous‚ the words are changed from “alcoholic” to “compulsive overeater”. The meeting I went to had seven people in attendance even with this small of a group it was definitely a diverse group. All seven attendees were women whose ages ranged from a young college student to an elderly homemaker‚ there was
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Understanding OCD The understanding of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Kaylyn Trawick Montgomery High School Everyday many adults‚ teens‚ and even children suffer with anxiety disorders not everyone fully understands. The thoughts and the ticks that make one able to go on with their daily lives are vital when it comes to ones sanity. As a kid I never knew washing your hands so many times‚ walking only in certain spots‚ or only being able to stay on one side of a the person you were walking with
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in the Western societies will be diagnosable with any anxiety disorder in their lifetime (National Institute of Mental Health‚ 2005). In this essay will simply declare obsessive compulsive disorder which is the main anxiety disorder. Afterwards‚ compare and contrast two aetiology theories of OCD. The obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder characterized either by obsessions or by compulsions. Obsessions are intrusive and recurring thoughts or images that individual finds disturbing and
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Addiction is a dependence on a substance in which the affected individual feels powerless to stop. Millions of Americans have addictions to drugs‚ alcohol‚ nicotine‚ and even to behaviors such as compulsive gambling and shopping. Our recent studies suggest that millions of Americans are addicted to food‚ as well. An average American is bombarded daily with random propaganda to try to sell what some would consider "perfection". Most American citizens try to emulate those fictional characters in celebrity
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horrible might happen. After Macbeth had gone to war‚ she had exhibited these behaviors performing various actions such as reading and trying to cleanse her hands of imaginary blood. The trauma of assisting in committing a murder has given her a compulsive desire to wash her hands to try to ease her guilt pangs. With more knowledge of this disorder in the past‚ it would’ve been very simple
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