CAS PS 371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder, Body Dysmorphic Disorder, Autoimmune Disease
13 Mar 2017
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Obsessive-compulsive and related disorders: abnormality is defined as which of the following, psychological dysfunction, personal distress, atypical response, all the above, abcs of related disorders stands for , antecedents . *gave you a scenario, be able to pick out which anxiety disorder it is. Nothing that she didn"t talk about it lecture from book. What words immediately come to mind when you hear the phrase: obsessive compulsive. Worried often about whether his life/his parents" lives would turn out ok. Thoughts that if things weren"t organized or done just right something bad would happen. Had compulsion of constantly spitting out bad thoughts. Doing things in threes , not stepping on sidewalk cracks, reduced his anxiety. Washing hands repeatedly, hands red/raw; showering rituals that lasted 1 hour. Afraid to throw things away, even things that had no monetary of sentimental value. She felt anxious every time she thought about throwing things away, and keeping the items reduced her anxiety.
