OCD

OCD RANGE OF RELATED DISRODERS, REPETITIVE COMPETITIVE BEHAVOUR ACCOMPANIED OBSSESIVE THINKING

OCD - CHARACTERISED OBSSESSION OR COMPULSIONS - MOST PEOPLE HAVE BOTH

TRICHOTILLOMANIA - COMPULSIVE HAIR PULLING

HOARDING DISORDER - COMPULSIVE GATHERING POSSESIONS INABILITY PART ANYTHING

REPETITIVE: COMPELLED REPEAT BEAHVIOUR E.G. HAND WASHING

REDUCE ANXIETY: 10% SUFFERES NO OBSESSIONS - GENERAL SENSE IRRATIONAL ANXIETY

VAST MAJOIRTY PEFORMED ATTEMPT MANAGE ANXIETY PRODUCED OBSESSIONS

CHARACTERIZED AVOIDANCE ATTEMPT REDUCE ANXIETY - KEEP AWAY SITUATIONS TRIGGER

TEND MANAGE OCD AVOIDING SITUATIONS E.G. WASH COMPULSIVLEY AVOID GERMS

UNPLEASENT EMOTIONAL DUE POWERFUL ANXIETY ACCOMPANIES OBSESSIONS & COMPULSIONS 

UNPLEASENT THOUGHTS & FIGHTING ANXIETY = UNPLEASENT

URGE REPEAT BEHAVIOUR CREATES ANXIETY

ACCOMPAINED DEPRESSION

ANXIETY ACCOMPANIED LOW MOOD

COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOURS BRING RELIEF - TEMPORARY

NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

DISGUST DIRECTED AGAINST SOMETHING ETERNAL OR SELF

90% SUFFEREFS MAJOR FEATURE OBSESSIVE THOUGTS

VARY PERSON - UNPLEASENT

WORRIED CONTAMINATED DIRT / GERMS

OBSESSIONS MAJOR COGNITIVE ASPECT

RESPONDED ADOPING COGNITIVE COPING STRATEGIES

RELIGIOUS TORMENTED GUILT = PRAYING

MANAGE ANXIETY PERSON APPEAR ABNORMAL

AWARE OBSESSIONS / COMPULSIONS NOT RATIONAL

SUFFERS EXPERIENCE CATASTROPHIC THOUGHTS 

HYPERVIGILANT - MANTAIN CONSTANT ALERTNESS - ATTENTION POTENTIAL HAZARDS