HLTHAGE 1CC3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hypochondriasis, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Trichotillomania
24 May 2017
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Historically, both ocd and ptsd belonged to anxiety disorders, sharing core feature (anxious distress). Force us to ask questions about how we separate one disorder from another. Etiology: ptsd and ocd often result from traumatic events or episodes, compulsions often follow trauma. First shell shock then combat fatigue after wwii now ptsd. Are these all the same thing: not the same thing. One rare example of cause actually being mentioned: need to have experienced a traumatic episode. New to chapter on trauma and stress-related disorders in dsm-5. War experience, victims of violence, industrial accidents, likely candidates: doesn"t develop overnight sometimes months pass, can"t occur simply due to exposure via tv. Flashback: hearing sounds/smelling things from the event, children: re-enact the certain episode through dolls or something. Play may be repetitive in a way to resolve it. Might actually feel like you"re somewhere else back in the scene of the incident.
