A common heard psychological mental disorder today is OCD also known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Many people only know the broad characteristics or symptoms of OCD, such as; being a clean freak or making sure everything is in its correct place. Unfortunately this is just the beginning for some people, like myself. These obsessions and or compulsions are to a larger extent than what the normal person obsesses over. With OCD victims, the way they think is different from the way non-OCD victims think. When exposed to something as harmless as dirt, they feel the need to wash their hands over and over again to make sure they wash the dirt away because they feel it could harm them even though they truly know it will not. As stated in this …show more content…
For instance, having to count every three steps or locking the door so many times. These rituals take up so much of a person’s day, especially if the person does not receive help, it will more than likely continue to get worse over time. There can be different causes to OCD, genetics or family history for instance plays a role in whether or not why a person has this mental disorder. Studies have shown that in adult OCD patients, they are lacking glutamate levels in the right thalamus (Yajing Zhu, 2015). This study would be under the brain differences that lead to OCD. Another cause could be an environmental affect, or a stressful event that triggered this part of your brain. For some, a few of these causes may combine to form the OCD, for me that was the case. Many people mistake OCD with other mental disorders, this is why you need to see a professional to get medically diagnosed. When you for sure know that you have OCD, there are many different ways to help make living with this disorder easier on you and the people around you. The most common strategy that we think of is face-to-face therapy, or medication. However, there are new and improved treatments; Exposure and Response Prevention therapy, Cognitive therapy, and Pharmacotherapy many in which can be combined (Solomon, Caren G …show more content…
This is due to the fact that OCD affects the Childs academics as well as social behaviors which is seen in school. 1-3% of children are affected by Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Thomsen, 2013). Adults with OCD may have different types of OCD that differ from children. Adolescents tend to have a tic-related OCD that causes them to blink, touch, or stare. However, studies have shown where adults have related symptoms or results as a child who has Tourette’s syndrome (Swerdlow, 2001). Relating results is what we know as comorbidity or the presence of two disorders in one
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.
One of such early interventions may be offered by Roper, Logan, Tierney (1980) called the activities of daily living model. As explained in the presentation, the model consists of an individual’s ability to carry out self-care tasks such as functional mobility, self-feeding, personal hygiene and grooming (Roper, Logan & Tierney, 1980). Thus, any change in these may be considered as a deteriorating patient.
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 is a psychiatric disorder, formulated of unwanted and repeated thoughts leading to extreme and obsessive behavior to avoid those thoughts. People who have OCD will never be satisfied regarding their cleanliness, always thinking they are not clean enough. Antidepressants are used as a common medication for this disorder.
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disease that afflicts up to six million Americans, however all its characteristics are yet to be fully understood. Its causes, triggers, attributes, and variations are still unknown although effective medicines exist to treat the symptoms. OCD is a very peculiar disease as Rapoport discusses it comes in many different forms and have different symptoms yet have many similarities. One sure aspect is that it appears, or at least its symptoms do, out of the blue and is triggered either by stressful experiences or, most of the time, just appears out of nowhere. One example is a boy who's father was hard on him for being affected by the worlds "modern ways", the boy at a high school party tries LSD ( a hallucinatory drug), after that thoughts of whether his mind was dangerously affected by the drug. What seemed like completely appropriate worrying and anxiety turned into attacks of anxiety, he couldn't shake the thoughts that something was wrong with his mind. Essentially he had "his mind on his mind" constantly and that haunted his days his thought were as follows: " did the lsd do anything to my mind? The thought never went away ; instead it got more and more complicated. There must be something wrong with my mind if i am spending so much time worrying about it. Is there something wrong with my mind? Was this from the lsd? Will it ever get better?" (The boy who, J. L. Rapoport 125,126) Dr. Rapoport promptly put him on Anafranil (an anti-depressant, used for OCD, not marketed in the U.
Others exhibit extreme cleanliness and will wash their hands or take showers as often as they can because they constantly feel dirty. OCD devastates people’s social lives as they are fixated and obsessed with perfection that can take forever to achieve. However people living with OCD are often found to have an above average intelligence and typically excel at school due to their detail oriented mindset, cautious planning and patience. OCD can be caused by many different factors such as genetics or the ever changing world a... ... middle of paper ... ...
Obsessive compulsive disorder is believed to be linked to other disorders and disabilities. The symptoms cause a lot of stress and anxiety and it could lead to depression. OCD can develop over time or be something one is born with. Many people suffer from this disorder but there are different ways to treat the symptoms such as cognitive behavioral therapy and medication. OCD is a very common yet serious disorder that does not seem significant to those who do not have it but it is not something that should ever be ignored.
It is not certain what the exact cause of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, but researchers believe it to be a combination of biological and environmental factors. Biologically, the brain communicates with itself via neurons—brain nerve cells—and OCD is potentially caused by a malfunction in the communication pathways. OCD is a...
People from all walks of life can get a diagnosis of OCD. It can be found in multiple groups of people in all social and ethnic groups and found in both male and female. Most symptoms are formed in early childhood, the teenage or young adult years. If the appearance of OCD suddenly appears later in life could merit a thorough medical evaluation to ensure that another illness is not the underlining causes of these symptoms. This paper will discuss what OCD is, who actually gets it is, what the actual causes of OCD are, and what the effective treatments for OCD are available out there (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD, ...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a disease that a lot of people suffer with in society especially young adults. While it is not a disease that is deadly, it does affect the victim in every day aspects of their life and can ultimately control their lives. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is defined by the National Institute of Mental Health as, “… a common, chronic and long-lasting disorder in which a person has uncontrollable, reoccurring thoughts (obsessions) and behaviors (compulsions) that he or she feels the urge to repeat over and over”. The thoughts that individuals have when suffering through Obsessive Compulsive Disorder cannot be restrained and really can disturb the individual. Thoughts or actions that people may have can range from worrying about daily occurrences, such as washing their hands, to having thoughts of harming people that are close to them. People tend to have these reoccurring compulsions because they believe by doing them or thinking them, they will either prevent something bad from happening or because it eliminates stress that they have. This disease can last a lifetime and can be very detrimental and disabling to how one lives their lives. Individuals can start to see signs of OCD in either late adolescence or even early adulthood and everyone is susceptible. When it comes to classifying this incurable disease, there is much debate on whether or not it a type of anxiety (Abramowitz, Taylor, & McKay, 2009). It is important to be able to understand this mental disorder since so many people are diagnosed with it. While there are treatments for OCD, there are no cures yet. Treatments could range anywhere from taking prescribed medication to just going to therapy and counseling fo...
There are some differing ides to as what causes OCD and whether those causes are chemical or biological. Carmin (2009) OCD prevents it’s sufferers from living their lives as they would like to sometimes affecting friendships, marriages and their self-confidence. Thankfully, OCD is a treatable disease and with the help of cognitive behavioral therapy, most sufferers can learn to manage their symptoms and improve their lives.
What causes OCD? It was thought in the past that OCD was caused by some kind of biological or psychological vulnerability. (Durand and Barlow 2000.) Psychologists are now starting to lean towards the growing evidence that OCD represents abnormal functioning of brain circuitry, probably involving a part of the brain called the striatum. (NIMH 2000.) OCD is not caused by family problems or attitudes learned in childhood or by a belief that certain thoughts are dangerous and unacceptable. Doctors have been experimenting with clients that have OCD and clients that don't have it. They have been using positron emission tomography (PET) to compare people with and without OCD. Clients...
OCD has symptoms such as compulsive hoarding, extreme anxiety, depression, and food aversions. It currently has no sure cause but it has said to be a product of genetics or abnormalities in the brain and serotonin levels as controlling serotonin tends to help in treatment of OCD. Obsessive Compulsive disorder is seen in 2.3% of Americans. It’s more prominent in adults than in children.
While Matchstick Men depicts Nicholas Cage’s character, Roy, as a person with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder really well; meaning his disorder falls under the four D categories of abnormal psychology, it can be argued that Roy actually does not have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. After Roy dropped his illegally obtained pink pills that resemble Paroxetine for treating OCD, his partner in crime, Frank, suggested he go see a shrink. Dr. Klein disagreed with Roy on him having this disorder, believing it may be something else. It can be argued that Roy had a substance dependency on these pills his previous doctor gave him and believed so deeply that he had a disorder that could only be treated with medicine. Dr. Klein gave Roy vitamins that Roy believed was medication, his symptoms declined while he believed to be taking this medication, exhibiting the placebo effect. Roy’s messy car and habit of smoking and spreading ashes in his car as well as in his home contradict his compulsions and obsessions of cleanliness, although when there is a mess he becomes dysfunctional and
There are many symptoms that lead to the conclusion that someone is suffering from OCD. A person may have a fear of germs, wanting things to be in perfect order constantly, and unwanted thoughts. The compulsions in OCD are the acts that a person feels obliged to do and this may include repeatedly washing hands, excessively cleaning and washing hands and counting regularly. Life with OCD is generally hard and the sufferer generally does not get any relief or satisfaction until they are able to perform their rituals (National Institute of Mental health,