OCD

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One of the Behavioural Characteristics Beginning with C
Compulsions
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A cognitive characteristic that is in the name of the disorder
Obsessions
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What P is the name that means OCD is caused by multiple genes?
Polygenic
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Most effective treatment for the condition
Drug Therapy
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Name the stress model that suggests genes are not the only cause of OCD
Diathesis
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Which studies are used to support genetic explanations for OCD?
Twin
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What N do the genes associated with OCD affect?
Neurotransmitters
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Name the gene beginning with C that has been identified as at fault for OCD
COMT
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Name the gene beginning with S that has been identified as at fault for OCD
SERT
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Which D is an emotional characteristic and other disorder associated with OCD?
Depresssion
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Which circuit is used in the neural explanation?
Worry Circuit
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What C do anti-anxiety drugs increase the flow of?
Chlorideions
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If a certain nucleus is damaged specific thoughts will be not be suppressed, which nucleus is it?
CAUDATE
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What will unimportant thoughts alert?
THALAMUS
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What S do antidepressants prevent from being reused?
Serotonin
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Who in 2013 found that 230 different genes may be involved in OCD?
Taylor
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What is the short hand for the part of the brain that send signals about potential hazzards?
OPC
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What does OPC stand for?
Orbital Prefrontal Cortex
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What R does the Diathesis Model show the biological explanation to be?
Reductionist
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How many milligrams of drugs in the correct dose for drug therapy?
Twenty
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