Biological approach to explaining OCD
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- Created on: 06-05-19 23:26
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- Biological approach to explaining OCD
- An anxiety disorder characterised by recurring and persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours done to reduce anxiety
- Obsessive thoughts -> Anxiety -> Compulsive behaviour -> Temporary belief
- Behavioural responses; repetitive compulsions; avoidance behaviour
- Emotional responses; anxiety and distress; constant worry; guilt and disgust
- Cognitive responses; obsessive thoughts; irrational thoughts; hyper-vigilance
- Genetic explanations
- There are genetic components that can increase likelihood
- Louis (1936) 37% of patients had parents with OCD; 21% had siblings with OCD
- Weak concordance rates suggest other influence
- Too reductionist as ignores environment and cognition
- Neural explanations
- Increased serotonin levels can reduce symptoms
- Julien (2005) 50%-80% improvement in symptoms with the use of SSRIs
- Takes 4-12 weeks for improvements in symptoms after SSRIs
- Suggests other cause
- SSRIs only reduce symptoms
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