PSYCO239 Lecture Notes - Lecture 49: Hand Washing, Reward System, Executive Functions
7 Nov 2017
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Ocd: obsessions, compulsions neutralize the unwanted thoughts, 1. 6 2. 3 % prevalence. Repeated ritualistic actions or thoughts engaged in to. Obsessions: recurrent & persistent thought, impulses, or images that are experienced, at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate & that cause marked anxiety or distress. When you spend a lot of time and effort to stop those thoughts, its ocd: the person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action, common obsessions. Contamination : scared of germs. can"t drink in water fountains, sit in common public places etc. Doubt : wonder if they forgot to do something important. constantly checking. All the above causes distress and anxiety among an individual. Order : making sure something is symmetrical, in perfect order, etc. Specifiers: with good insight: recognized that the obsessive belief was probably not true.
