OCD

BY JUSTINA

AND MEERA

WHAT IS THIS?

• performing a ritual or routine
• rituals provide temporary satisfaction
• not following routine causes distress
• phobias of germs, dirt, social embarrassment, intruders

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS

• Obsession=thoughts, images, impulses that occur over and over again
• Compulsion=repeated behaviors, or thoughts that must be done
• over and over again to satisfy certain rules that the person has to
• follow
• caused by stress, fear, and anxiety

...CONTINUED

• have repeated thoughts about conflict, fear and violence
• accompanied by eating disorders, anxiety disorders, and depression

TREATMENTS

• psychotherapy: teach people to be less anxious and fearful,
• exposure to fear/response system
• medication: doctors prescribe anti-anxiety and
• antidepressant, should not be taken for long periods of time

GETTING HELP

• talk to your parent or doctor about symptoms, and they will see if you have
• another physical problem, then help you get to a mental doctor
• National Suicide Prevention Lifeline – 1‑800‑273‑TALK (8255)

FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO HAVE/HAD OCD

MEGAN FOX

LEONARDO DICAPRIO

DANIEL RADCLIFFE

HOWIE MANDEL

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• Researchers think brain circuits may not
• work properly in people who have OCD

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• OCD tends to run in families

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• The symptoms often
• begin in children or teens

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• People with OCD
• accumulate unneeded items

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• People with OCD are
• Obsessed with order and symmetry