ANNOTATED RESSOURCE LIST Grisham‚ J. R.‚ Anderson‚ T. M.‚ & Sachdev‚ P. S. (2008‚ February 23). Genetic and Environmental Influences on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Retrieved from http://www.springerlink.com/content/u760067200680622/fulltext.pdf Jessica R. Grisham has a Ph.D. from the University of New South Wales‚ Tracy M. Anderson is a certified nurse mid-wife of over ten years‚ and Dr. Perminder S. Sachdev is Clinical Director of the Neuropsychiatric Institute. In this article‚ they describe
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4-9-12 Psy 531 Pre Practicum Weekly Topic: Hoarding Although compulsive hoarding seems to be a severe mental health disorder‚ it is currently not categorized as a psychiatric disorder and not listed in the DSM-IV. In the DSM-IV however‚ one of the 8 criteria for Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder is ‘the inability to discard worn-out or worthless objects even when they have no sentimental value’. There is currently a proposed revision for Hoarding in the DSM-V‚ with a push to include it
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the main character is portraying a man that has obsessive compulsive disorder. I chose to study this movie because although it is a comedy‚ the movie discusses a subject that is commonly stereotyped. I was anxious to see whether all the stereotypes that are given to OCD patients are correct. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is characterized by the occurrence of repetitive and distressing intrusive thoughts (obsessions)‚ and compulsive actions and rituals performed to relieve distress or prevent
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Hoarding reality shows may make for good TV‚ but hoarding makes for miserable families. Until the last 15-20 years very little research has been done on what is now being office called a disorder. Reflecting the new thinking produced by the more recent research hoarding disorder has been added to the newest diagnostic manual - the DSM-V. (Butcher-Hooley & Mineka‚ pg 206) Often hoarding is presented as people who have just ’given up’‚ or people who can’t let go‚ or can’t buy ’just one’ of anything
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In OCD‚ it is as though the brain gets stuck on a particular thought or urge and just cannot let go. People with OCD often say the symptoms feel like a case of mental hiccups that would not go away (Anthony‚ et.al 1998). People with obsessive-compulsive disorder have either obsessions‚ or compulsions‚ or both. The obsessions and/or compulsions are great enough to cause significant distress in their employment‚ schoolwork‚ or personal and social relationships. People with obsessions are bothered
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and Memory Deficit Miriam Perez Duarte Nova Southeastern University Professor Weylin Stemglanz Introduction to Psychology Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mentally crippling anxiety disorder‚ which is defined by obsessive thoughts‚ images‚ or impulses that persist regardless of the person’s endeavors to defeat them (Gerrig & Zimbardo‚ 2010). Some common OCD experiences are: extreme checking‚ extreme cleaning‚ and any habit that is taken to the extreme;
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Steve Jobs: Genius or Just Obsessive Compulsive? It is rumored that Steve Jobs‚ the developer of Apple Electronics‚ suffered from the mental disease: OCPD. Jobs presented many symptoms of OCPD or Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder. He was considered a creative genius‚ but in order to reach that position he ruined his family relationships‚ his health‚ and even his happiness. OCPD is very similar to OCD‚ but there are slight differences. OCD causes people’s brains to send unwanted
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As Good as it Gets and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Running head: AS GOOD AS IT GETS AND OCD As Good as it Gets and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Melvin Udall lives a very unhappy‚ isolated life as a writer. He spends most days indoors with the exception of his daily trip to his local restaurant‚ where he methodically performs a multitude of rituals before actually eating. He walks on the sidewalk so as to avoid stepping on cracks and brushing against other people. He wears gloves and wipes
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Even though‚ the exact cause of compulsive hoarding is not known‚ hoarding is more prevalent among individual who exhibit certain disorders already. Hoarding is commonly regarded as a subtype of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ occurring among about one-third of the individuals diagnosed with the disorder (Frost12). However‚ only about one- fourth of those complaining or hoarding are reported as having OCD symptoms. According to author Randy Frost and Gail Steketee in the book Stuff‚ recent reports
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Informative Speech Outline Obsessive Compulsive Disorder I. Attention Getter A. Show Obsessive Compulsive Disorder clip from you tube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=sZYRVwjv1ws II. Background A. 1 out of every 100 adults suffers from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ and even more are affected by its symptoms. B. Living with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder can be so severe and time-consuming that it literally becomes “uncontrollable and disabling to your life and can
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