Ocd Informative Speech

Jansen Hess

Professor Miller

SPD 121

4 June 2015

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

General Purpose: To inform

Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the four main types of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).

Central Idea: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is comprised of four main subgroups that include checking, contamination, hoarding, and intrusive thoughts.

Organizational Pattern: Topical

INTRODUCTION

I. I’m sure I am not the only person in this room who has joked around and told someone that I have a mild form of obsessive compulsive disorder just because I like things a certain way.

II. However, OCD is not simply just liking things a specific way, and there are actually multiple types of OCD that contain many subgroups.

III. Ever since

Even though I don’t have OCD, many people in the world deal with it everyday. So today I’ll be discussing the four main types of OCD, which include checking, contamination, hoarding, and intrusive thoughts.

(CONNECTIVE: First off, we’ll talk a little bit about the broader scope of OCD.)

MAIN POINTS

I. OCD is both a brain and behavior disorder that causes obsessions and compulsions that hinder the everyday life of those affected. It also causes severe anxiety. A. Obsessions are thoughts, images, or impulses that feel out of the person’s control and happen repeatedly, sometimes for hours. 1. To be considered on the OCD spectrum, the obsessions must consume enough time that they cause the effected to be unable to carry out everyday activities. 2. Most of the time, the affected person understands that these thoughts are unreasonable, and they feel disgusted or scared because of them. B. Compulsions are repetitive actions that the person uses to rid him or herself of the current obsession. 1. Like obsessions, these actions must be time consuming and affect everyday activities. 2. Compulsions are only temporary solutions to counteracting the obsessions. Sometimes compulsions can be avoiding a situation that causes the

Checking is when a person compulsively checks on things to control their obsessive fear of harm, damage, flooding, fires, etc.

A. Checking occurs for long periods of time and disrupts everyday life, often harming relationships and career opportunities

B. Examples include constantly looking for something you think you may have lost, or checking to make sure the stove is off, or checking in on loved ones to make sure nothing has happened to them. (CONNECTIVE: The second major form of OCD is known as contamination.)

III. Contamination is another type of OCD that involves a person compulsively washing and cleaning because they have an obsessive fear with scared that something tainted will cause illness and will eventually lead to death.

A. This compulsion can be applied to both objects and oneself. 1. For example people with OCD will avoid using public restrooms, visiting hospitals, or eating in public in fear of contracting foreign germs 2. They also will wash their bodies excessively until they feel absolutely clean. B. This can lead to financial implications because the cleaning supplies must be purchased so often, and like other OCD types, it is detrimental to everyday