OBSESSIVE COMPULIVE DISORDER

OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER- IS AN ANXIETY DISORDER, THESES PEOPLE HAVE UNWANTED THOUGHTS, IDEAS, OBSESSIONS, OR BEHAVIORS THAT MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING

OCD RISK FACTORS

• Family History- if anyone in your family has had OCD you are at risk
• Stressful Situations- such as tramatic events
• Creating a habit of perfecting certain things,

OCD SIGNS

• Obsession of unwanted things, repeating ideas of impluses that can
• be scary or disgusting, feeling you have to be perfect.
• implusive- having rituals that you perform when you want the
• obsessions to go away.
• haveing fears such as germs or having paranoia of certain doubts

SYMPTOMS

• They do not get lasting relief from their anxiety
• but they get temporary relief
• other anxiety disorders can be evident such as depression.
• The thought they might make sense.
• Thinking you might harm others or losing control of yourself

DIAGNOSIS

• a psychiatric assesment
• Lab Work
• Physical exam
• CAN EFFECT EVERYDAY LIFE

TREATMENT

• Treatment will reduce the complusions and the obsessions but never will
• never go away.
• Medications such as Serotonin
• behavioral therapy
• Exposure and Response Prevention

CITES: "ABOUT OCD." INTERNATIONAL OCD FONDATION. N.P., N.D. WEB. 14 SEPT. 1925. . OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER (OCD) INFORMATION - THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL." THE MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL. N.P., N.D. WEB. 28 SEPT. 2014. . (TAGS: NONE | EDIT TAGS)