Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a Psychological Anxiety Disorder, there is the obsession and then the compulsion to try and fix the obsession. An obsession is an unstoppable thought much like an error signal, “obsessions involve persistent and recurrent intrusive thoughts, images, or impulses that are experienced as disturbing, inappropriate, and uncontrollable.” (Butcher 202). While a compulsion is a thought or action designed to get rid of the obsession that is plaguing the person with the disorder, “Compulsions can involve either overt repetitive behaviors that are performed as lengthy rituals or more covert mental rituals.” (Butcher 202). The prevalence of this disorder is placed “at between one and three percent, although the prevalence of clinically recognized OCD is much lower.” (Ramasamy 2). OCD is an anxiety disorder that is taken very seriously, with the symptoms being so life changing the people affected deal with functional impairment in their life. When diagnosing a person with OCD, it is very easy to tell due to the symptoms. The symptoms of OCD are the obsession and the compulsion themselves, each contributing to the whole of the disorder. “Within and among individuals, the initial obsessions, or intrusive thoughts, vary in their clarity and vividness. A relatively vague obsession could involve a general sense of disarray or tension accompanied by a belief that life cannot proceed as normal while the imbalance remains.” (Ramasamy 3). The compulsion is the brains natural way of trying to fix the obsession, by performing a certain ritual and/or repetitive behavior to compensate the error code running through the mind the compulsion works as a malfunctioning reset. The etiology of OCD is biological in nature and en... ... middle of paper ... ... treatment elsewhere, although still in a experimental phase there is a significant success rate. When dealing with this diagnosis in the future treatment and dealing with OCD will change and become easier to overcome with as much research that is being done. The class information, my sources and other research are all parallel to each other offering much of the same information. Works Cited Butcher, James Neal, Susan Mineka, and Jill M. Hooley. Abnormal Psychology. Boston: Pearson, 2013. Print. Decloedt, Eric H., and Dan J. Stein. "Current Trends in Drug Treatment of Obsessive–compulsive Disorder." National Center for Biotechnology Information. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 25 May 2010. Web. 26 Mar. 2014. Ramasamy, Revathee, Wayan Westa, and Nyoman Ratep. "E-Jurnal Udayana Medica."OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER. Udayana University, 2013. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.
The protagonist in the film As Good As It Gets, Melvin Udall is a successful romantic novelist who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. From the onset of the film, Melvin displays ritualistic behavior that aligns with the diagnostic criteria for OCD, specifically the presence of obsessions, compulsions, or both. This paper focuses on Melvin’s particular psychopathology, analyzing the character’s current symptoms and diagnoses, the etiology of the disorder, and the key elements of his treatment.
OCD is broken down into two components the obsession and the compulsion. The first component; obsession is when an individual is consistently having these reoccurring thoughts or images about a certain problem or issue in their life. For example; an individual that has OCD can have a constant thought or image about getting sick or dying from the various germs or diseases that people contract every day. So this individual goes to the extreme to make sure that they do not contract any of these germs or diseases. That is when the compulsive component begins. This is when the individual takes these extreme actions to protect themselves from whatever they have these high anxiety feelings about. So continuing using the same example; this individual will consistently clean their homes every day for several hours at a time. They tend to clean their hands several times when out in public and are very tedious about where they go and what they touch while in public. They are also very caution about how they interact with other people. They just take extra steps to protect themsel...
Obsessive-Compulsive disorder (OCD) - is characterized by persistent, uncontrollable and unwanted feelings or thoughts (obsessions) and routines or rituals (compulsions) in which individuals engage to try to prevent or rid themselves of these thoughts. In example of common compulsions include washing hands or cleaning repeatedly for fear of germs.
Some symptoms of Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are fear of germs, perfectionism, and rituals. When someone has OCD they are afraid of germs and might constantly be washing their hands or cleaning their room. Someone who suffers from OCD needs everything to be perfect and they might organize their closet by color size. Their rituals calm their anxiety. Certain rituals are things such as checking the stove a certain number of times to make sure it is off or tap their finger a number of times just because it makes them feel better. Obsessive compulsive disorder can be associated with other mental disorders that cause stress and anxiety, but it can be treated with cognitive behavioral therapy and medication.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can be defined as having repetitive, unwanted, urges and thoughts that raise the need for excessive amounts of time or energy spent on the unwanted urges. OCD typically involved ritualistic like tendencies that result in two types of characteristics, obsessions and compulsions. Obsession can be characterized by the actions and thoughts that intrude one’s mind. As well as the uncontrollable and irrational impulses one must face with OCD. Compulsions can be defined as the act of doing excessive things related to behaviors. People feel the need to act on these compulsions for the sole purposes of releasing the anxiety they feel by the compulsive and reoccurring thoughts. In essence,...
In summary, according to empirical evidence Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP) treatment is to be the most effective form of psychological treatment. If the practitioner correctly undertakes the correct steps in implementing this treatment to the patient; the severity will read lower on the golden standard of OCD treatments- the Y-Bocs scale, which according to empirical evidence, to be t the most accurate form of measuring the severity of the disorder in the hopes of neutralizing the symptoms of this socially debilitating condition. It is therefore recommended for optimal treatment efficacy, that any sufferer partake in ERP treatment or consider pharmacotherapy with Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors to assist in the neutralization of this socially debilitating disorder.
The DMS-5 defines OCD characteristics as “ the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions. Obsessions are recurrent and present thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted, whereas compulsions are repetitive behaviours or mental acts that an individual feels driven to preform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied.”
"Personal Stories - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA." Personal Stories - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Anxiety and Depression Association of America, ADAA. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Apr. 2014.
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a type of anxiety disorder that can be best characterized by the recurrent or disturbing thoughts that are labeled as obsessions. Sometime these obsessions can take on the form of intrusive images or the unwanted impulses. The compulsions can come from the repetitive or ritualized behaviors that a person feels driven to perform on a daily basis. The majority of people with the diagnosis of OCD can have both obsessions and compulsions, but most of the times about 20% have obsessions alone while 10% may have the compulsions alone (Goodman M.D., 2013) . Common types that have been illustrated in individual’s diagnoses with OCD can be characterized with concerns of contamination, safety or harm to themselves, unwanted acts of aggression, the unacceptable sexual or religious thoughts, and the need for symmetry or exactness. While some of the most common compulsion can be characterized as excessive cleaning, checking, ordering, and arranging rituals or the counting and repeating routines activities that are done sometimes on a daily basis multiple times in a day.
“Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder, OCD” 18 Mar. 2014 National Institute of Mental Health. 18 Mar. 2014 http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/obsessive-compulsive-disorder-ocd
OCD is an anxiety disorder that is described as someone with obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive behavior. People with OCD are caught up in repetitive behavior and thoughts that they cannot stop. Obsession is defined as unwanted, recurrent, and disturbing thoughts that a person cannot stop. These thoughts are unable to be suppressed and can result in severe anxiety. Compulsions are the result of the obsession. These are repetitive, ritualized behaviors that are done to alleviate the anxiety caused by the obsession. (2) The most common obsessions are fear of contamination, fear of causing harm to another, fear of making a mistake, fear of behaving in a socially unacceptable manner, need for symmetry or exactness, and excessive doubt. The most common compulsions are cleaning/washing, checking, arranging/organizing, collecting/hoarding, and counting/repeating. (3) Some people with OCD have rituals that help relieve the anxiety; however, that relief is only temporary. (4) Most patients (at least 80%) with OCD have both obs...
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder or OCD for short, has affected numerous people; one being Jeff Bell, the author of the book Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. This book has much insight on OCD and touches many interesting facts that some people would never know prior to reading.
Obsessions are thoughts, images, or impulses that occur over and over again and feel out of your control. The person does not want to have these ideas, finds them disturbing and intrusive, and usually recognizes that they don't really make sense. People with OCD may worry excessively about dirt and germs and be obsessed with the idea that they are contaminated or may contaminate others. Or they may have obsessive fears of having inadvertently harmed someone else (perhaps while pulling the car out of the driveway), even though they usually know this is not realistic. Obsessions are accompanied by uncomfortable feelings, such as fear, disgust, doubt, or a sensation that things have to be done in a way that is "just so."
...serious life decisions that are very hard on them without OCD and those who have it becomes extremely more difficult. I believe more research should be done in trying to find a cause for OCD and research done to try and find a cure. If this can be done many young lives could benefit and be able to live the life they want and not the life forced upon them because of their disorder. Knowledge gaps that need to be filled are more recognition that OCD is a serious problem and can lead to many other things. As I stated earlier some people may not take it as serious that should and that just comes with education of the subject. In all I believe that OCD should get serious attention as not only a mental disorder but as a serious health problem. In the future I hope to see more effective prevention and intervention methods introduced to ease the pain of millions of patients.