burdened by unwanted thoughts or forced to repeat troublesome actions. This disorder can become evident during adulthood‚ but is most common to appear during adolescence. When this disorder appears during those stages of life it is known as Pediatric OCD and it usually manifests itself between the ages of 7-12‚ through the obsession‚ compulsion‚ and it slowly disables a person’s life until they get treatment. I will take you through and define the obsession‚ compulsion‚ and consequence of the disorder
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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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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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OCD‚ which is obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ can affect your daily routine and life. There are complications and reasons that cause OCD. It’s really difficult living a normal life with this disorder. They have tests and diagnosis to help people in this condition. Talking about OCD can really help to patients who have it and to people who want to know more. OCD is an anxiety disorder. There are many signs if a person has OCD. You can identify if someone had OCD‚ or if you do. Obsessive-compulsive
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Describe and evaluate biological explanations of OCD (10 marks) The biological approach as an explanation of OCD believes that the disorder is caused by a fault in our body‚ either through genes‚ hormones‚ the brain‚ or neurotransmitters‚ therefore suggesting that OCD is caused by our nature‚ rather than our upbringing. This means that since we are born with the body we have‚ if we have OCD‚ it is innate within us. One biological explanation for OCD is the genetic explanation. The genetic explanation
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OCD is a condition characterized by patterns of persistent‚ unwanted thoughts and behaviors. Either the obsessive thought or the compulsive act may occur either one at a time‚ or both at the same time. Two of the main side affects of OCD‚ which are both displayed by Melvin in the film‚ are: repeated hand washing and specific counting systems. The obsession component of OCD consists of thoughts‚ images‚ or impulses that recur or persist
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things may happen to you if you do something? These are some of the things that people go through with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). Obsessive compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder that occurs when there is a problem with the way the brain deals with normal worrying and doubts and unwanted frequent thoughts and actions. There are three different forms: OCD‚ Pure “O”‚ and “Responsibility OC”. There are also five different types of obsessive compulsive disorders. The symptoms‚ risk factors
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ocd target symptom list: long-term goals name ___________________ _______________________ date ____________ principal symptom: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ In Getting Control pp.84-8‚ Lee Baier suggests working on only one major symptom at once. Choose a symptom that isn’t too difficult but which‚ when tackled‚ is likely to produce noticeable benefits in your day to day life. If possible
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The Battle of Anorexia One CBS News story written by Daniel Schorn tells the story of Kennedy Pieken‚ a girl who was just four years old when she began battling the effects of anorexia. Doctors at the Omaha Children’s Hospital suggest that her eating disorder was triggered by changes in her brain that occurred after she suffered strep throat. It was suspected that the trigger was present through genetics because her mother‚ Jodi Pieken‚ spent
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OCD displayed in the movie As Good As It Gets As good as it gets was a very interesting movie‚but no one who sees a good movie can’t start off by saying this movie is about a great deal more than obsessive-compulsive disorderabout people and intimacy‚ and humor‚ and the importance of people for each other that go far beyond disease and have much more to do with just life. But certainly‚ Jack Nicholson gave a very good example of some of the typical obsessions and compulsions that someone may
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