A little over a week from now‚ October 8th through the 14th‚ is OCD awareness week. About a year and a half ago‚ I became severely anxious regarding stepping on floors such as linoleum due to the cracks and lines. This might be hard to understand‚ but for me it felt real. My distorted idea was that if I stepped on a crack‚ my family members will become sick or injured. Soon the only flooring I was able to walk freely on was carpet and certain woods. I couldn’t go in public‚ I couldn’t use many bathrooms
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. She is married with a son who is 10-years-old. She lives in Chicago‚ Illinois. She works in the retail business. Rebecca’s parents are divorced and she lived with her mother for most of her childhood. She has struggled with OCD behavior and anxiety since she was a teenager. Rebecca suffers from compulsive skin picking. She is constantly popping‚ picking‚ and scratching herself to the point that she makes herself bleed. Sometimes it gets so bad that the area where the wound
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In Germany‚ psychiatrists regarded OCD as a disorder of intellect. The German word for “obsession” is Zwangsvorstellung and was translated as “obsession” in Great Britain and “compulsion” in the United States. The term “obsessive-compulsive disorder” became the compromise term. Over time‚ the way people view O.C.D. has changed. For example‚ in the seventeenth century people who suffer from obsessions and compulsions were thought to be religious fanatics or melancholic (Frankel‚ 2011). It wasn’t until
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Hell for Hughes Howard Hughes created a name for himself by becoming a businessman‚ a movie producer‚ an engineer and a great aviator. Through these jobs‚ he created some of the greatest movies of all time such as “Scarface”‚ “Hell’s Angels” and “The Outlaw”. He was also one of the most prominent aviators in history. As an aviator he set multiple world air speed records and created and built the famous Hughes H-1 Racer and the H-4 Hercules aircraft. He also acquired and expanded Trans
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obsessive-compulsive disorder? Not many. Yet OCD is diagnosed nearly as often as asthma and diabetes. It’s estimated that 2.2 million American adults have obsessive-compulsive disorder. This is slightly more than the number of people who reside in Houston‚ Texas‚ the 4th largest city in the country. And according to the Obsessive Compulsive Foundation‚ people go an average of 17 years between the time OCD symptoms begin and the time they begin treatment. As someone who has OCD‚ I’d like to talk to you about
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certain objects‚ straightening and cleaning things‚ repeatedly washing hands‚ refusing to touch doorknobs or handles‚ refusing to shake hands‚ and repeating certain phrases‚ words‚ or prayers. Transition: Now that I have told you about the symptoms of OCD‚ I will inform you on the causes. B.
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A twenty seven year old man sits at his mother’s dining room table. Placed in front of him is a plate filled with all the contents of a perfect roast dinner. He moves the plate two centimetres to the left. How hard can it be? Why can’t she just for once‚ just for once properly organise the way she places food on the plate. Just for once put the plate in the right place on the table. She knows I like it directly in front of me. The centre of the plate needs to line up directly with the middle
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Diagnosis: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) Treatment: Exposure with response prevention (ERP) Justification for Diagnosis: Obsessive compulsive disorder involves the individual being largely preoccupied with intrusive and irrational thoughts (obsessions)‚ followed by the need to repeatedly act on these thoughts (compulsion) as a means to relieve anxiety associated with them. Based on the information from the case study‚ Carmen started developing a phobia of germs and habitat of turning off
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depression-guide.com/cognitive-therapy.htm (Van Oppen et al‚ 1995) and (DeRubeis and Crits-Cristoph‚ 1998). Combining CBT and medication to threat OCD Despite the effectiveness of CBT and medication as therapies for OCD. Some studies indicate that receiving these methods alone are only mildly to moderately effective in treating OCD. Some individuals with OCD may also benefit from combining CBT treatment with one or more medications A recent study performed with children and adolescents has verified
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Title of Assignment: APA Writing Style and Mechanics: A User’s Guide CERTIFICATION OF AUTHORSHIP: I certify that I am the author of this paper and that any assistance I received in its preparation is fully acknowledged and disclosed in this paper. I have also cited any sources from which I used data‚ ideas or words‚ either quoted directly or paraphrased. I have added quotes whenever I used more than three consecutive words from another writer. I also certify that this paper was prepared by me specifically
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