PSYCH 2AP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 18: Behaviour Therapy, Dissociative Disorder, Cognitive Therapy
19 Dec 2017
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Heritability of 50% for ocd symptoms: obsessing, ordering, checking, remaining variance = non-shared environment (experiences that each individual experiences for him or herself uniquely, the majority of non-genetic variance seems to be from non-shared environmental factors. Genetic and environmental facts on beliefs which also effect the symptoms: found that differences that contributed to variance were . Belief variance = 18% of variance in symptoms: **shows that a heavy dose of experience is a big part in the symptomatology of. Antidepressants (higher doeses for ocd than for depression: paxil (paroxetine) ssri, prozac (fluoxetine) ssri, zoloft (setraline) ssri, anafranil (clomipramine tricylic ssri. Antipsychotic medications: only used as adjunts to ssri therapy not effective on their own, psychological. Flooding (exposure: individual is exposed to feared situation and eventually fear fades away. Response prevention (usually goes together with flooding: not letting individual engage in compulsive behaviour.
