OCD
( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Learning Objective:
1. To define OCD
2. To distinguish between
obsessions and
compulsions
3. To discuss the
behavioural, cognitive
and emotional
characteristics of OCD
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OCD ( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), Study notes of Abnormal Psychology
characteristics of OCD ... Typically a person's OCD will fall into one of the four ... Mental. Contamination. Hoarding. Ruminations. (thinking something.
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OCD
( Obsessive Compulsive Disorder)
Learning Objective:
1. To define OCD
2. To distinguish between
obsessions and
compulsions
3. To discuss the
behavioural, cognitive
and emotional
characteristics of OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder- OCD
A serious anxiety-related condition
where a person experiences
frequent intrusive and unwelcome
obsessional thoughts, often
followed by repetitive compulsions,
impulses or urges.
DSM categories of OCD
OCD
Either obsession (recurring thoughts/ images etc) and/ or compulsions (hand washing)
Most people have both compulsions and obsessions
Trichotillomania
Compulsive hair pulling
Hoarding disorder
The compulsive gathering of possessions and the inability to part with anything regardless of its value
Excoriation disorder
Compulsive skin picking
Outline… of OCD
Behavioural characteristics
the way people behave
Emotional characteristics
the way people feel
Psychological disorders …
Cognitive characteristics
refers to the process of thinking- knowing, perceiving, believing
1. Compulsions/
compulsive behaviour
a) Compulsions are
repetitive
b) Compulsions
reduce anxiety
2. Avoidance-
avoiding situations that
trigger anxiety
- Anxiety and distress
- Accompanying depression-
low mood and lack of
enjoyment in activities
- Guilt and disgust
- Obsessive thoughts- thoughts recur over and over
- Cognitive strategies to deal with obsessions
- Insight into excessive anxiety- hypervigilant, highly alert and focused attention on potential hazards
AfL:
What is ‘obsessive-compulsive disorder’?
[3 marks]
AO1 = 3 marks
What is ‘obsessive-compulsive disorder’?
- Award up to three marks for describing ‘obsessive-compulsive disorder’.
- Award 1 mark for a definition of ‘obsession’: a
persistent/recurrent/unwanted thought.
- 1 mark for a definition of ‘compulsion’: a repetitive behaviour/ritual.
- 1 more mark for additional information, such as: it is a form of
anxiety disorder; maladaptive/disrupts daily life; recognition by individual that obsession/compulsion is excessive; general/physiological symptoms of anxiety eg panic; underlying theoretical principles; mark can be awarded for an example that illustrates both aspects.
- A mark can be awarded for an example of that illustrates both
aspects.