OCD Symptoms - Psychopathology (Paper Two, Chapter Five)
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- OCD Symptoms
- Behavioural
- compulsions - repetitive behaviours that aim to stop anxiety
- avoidance - avoiding situations that may trigger it, interfering with daily life
- Emotional
- anxiety and distress - obsessions can be unpleasant and frightening, and the anxiety can be overwhelming
- depression - low mood and lack of enjoyment
- guilt - over minor moral details and issues
- disgust - at something external, or at the self
- Cognitive
- obsessive thoughts - unwanted, recurring thoughts. such as contamination and checking
- cognitive strategies - that deal with the obsessions such as praying, distracting them from everyday tasks
- Behavioural
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