PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Leonardo Dicaprio, Cameron Diaz
18 Feb 2018
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Examples: justin timberlake, leonardo dicaprio, cameron diaz, michael jackson, donald trump. Obsessive-compulsive disorder: 1% annual, 1. 5% lifetime prevalence in us, usually starts in adolescence, early adulthood (can begin in childhood) for adult ocd, males = females for childhood ocd, male : female ration 3:1. Comorbidity in ocd: depression most common comorbid condition, 10x more common in ocd than in population generally, 33% of ocd patients have mdd when evaluated, 20% lifetime comorbidity with bipolar disorder. Etiology of ocd: behavioural symptoms, ritualistic & repetitive behaviours. Compulsions in ocd: cognitive symptoms, intrusive thoughts. Etiology of ocd: behavioural: classical conditioning of fear, ocd. Followed by some unpleasant experience and lead to fear in presence of that stimulus. Etiology of ocd: cognitive: cognitive-behavioural model, difficulty dismissing mildly obsessive thought. Ex: hearing jingle on tv and for hours you"re repeating it to yourself: difficulty anxiety, causing more difficulty, compulsive rituals relieve anxiety.
