PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Panic Disorder, Food Contaminant, Hand Washing
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Examining effectiveness of medications in treatment of ocd. Took antidepressant in both studies might be effective for ocd. Fear of being contaminated by germs deadly disease. Wash her hands several times a day 40 times. Hands were red, skin around finger nails were receded. Excessively clean other things door knobs, clothes, furniture. Washed hair keep soap in hair until she had counted to 100. Keep food separate from family, separate containers for herself and for her family. Drive by funeral home someone from there might have been contaminated w/ dead body. Fear that something could be contaminated after touching something that was already contaminated. Take purse out the house by window bc her friend attended a funeral. Purse had her credit cards and 200 dollars. Rarely visited other ppl bc she"s scared they attended a funeral. Urge to get rid of germs when she resisted these urges = panic attack. 6 yrs before her first visit to anxiety disorders clinic.
