OCD

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The behaviour is inherited
genetic
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High percentage of OCD sufferers in relatives of patients with OCD than a control group without OCD
Pauls et al 1995
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Chemical imbalances in the brain
Biochemical
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Anti depressants increase seratonin and reduce OCD symptoms
Pigott et al
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Anti depressants are very effective, but can cause suicidal thoughts
Fisher and Greenberg 1995
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Aren't addictive and people of any age can use them
SSRI
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Good panic blocker
MAOI
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Dysfunctional areas of the brain cause OCD
Neurophysiological
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Hypersensitivity of the basal ganglia gives rise to repetitive motor behaviours such as those found in OCD patients
Rapopart and wise 1988
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Evidence which links part of the brain to OCD
Neurophysiological
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Describes changes, but doesn't know why changes occur in the first place
Neurophysiological
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People with anxiety disorders feel anxious because they perceive and understand the world in unhelpful ways and behave in ways which maintain these unhelpful perceptions and beliefs
Cognitive
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People with OCD have poor memory
Sher et al 1989
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Increase serotonin levels by preventing the re-absorption of serotonin at the synapse
SSRI
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Older class of anti depressant used for those who do not benefit from SSRI
MAOI
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Client deliberately thinks about their obsessive thought, not allowing it to leave their mind. It overwhelms them until the thought holds no power
Habituation training
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Client is put into a situation which shows them that their anxious thoughts aren't real in reality
Reality testing
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Compared cognitive and behaviourist treatment. 60 patients had 20 hours over 16 weeks. Found that both reduced symptoms, but cognitive patients did not continue to improve
Conttreaux et al 2001
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Phobias occur when Id impulses are repressed and the anxiety is displaced onto another object or situation
Psychodynamic
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Developed a phobia of horses due to unresolved childhood conflict. Displaced fear of father onto fear of horse.
Little Hans
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Phobia is discussed consciously and then client reports what comes to mind without thinking. The psychoanalyst then helps them interpret the words into a pattern and then relate them to unconscious thoughts and conflicts.
Free association
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The mind disguises unconscious desires behind symbols when we sleep. These symbols are recalled and the therapist then interprets these symbols. It is believed that these symbols have a sexual content which relate to psycho sexual stages.
Dream analysis
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Client transfers onto therapist powerful emotional reactions. Transference provides a direct linke to the clients childhood by proving a recreation of dramatic conflicts that were experienced at the time
Transference
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Meta analysis 75% improved due to psycho dynamic treatment
Matt and Navarro
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A phobia is learnt through classical and operant conditioning
Behaviourist
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Classically conditioned little albert to have a fear of rats
Watson and Rayner
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Patient learns relaxation techniques and develops a hierarchy of fear. They proceed through this hierarchy being exposed to small parts of their fear. Replacing the fear with feelings of relaxation
Systematic desensitisation
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The same concept as SD, but is done in a virtual world
Virtual reality testing
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Individual is fully exposed to their fear until they are overwhelmed by it and no longer have the fear
Flooding
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