OCD
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
What is affected in the Human Body
Signs and Symptoms of OCD
- Repetitive behavior
- The person being affected does things very precisely
- The person may tend to be a bit more demanding
- The victim may appear to have strange behavior
Diagnoses
To be OCD the following must apply;
They must have obsessions and or compulsions
They may not realize that they are that bad
There obsessions/compulsions are very time consuming
trying to ignore thoughts
repetitive behavior
Sometimes difficult to diagnose because it can be confused with other illnesses
- Doctors do lab test, psychological evaluations, physical exam
Treatment
Prognosis
Citations
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"Dr. Wayne Goodman on What's Best for OCD-- Behavior Therapy for Drug Therapy?" YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 15 Mar. 2015. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aXIoAIxBQo>.
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"Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Brain Activity." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. <http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080717140456.htm>.
"Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder." KidsHealth - the Web's Most Visited Site about Children's Health. Ed. Joseph. The Nemours Foundation, 01 Feb. 2012. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. <http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/mental_health/ocd.html>.
"Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)." Tests and Diagnosis. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2015. <http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ocd/basics/tests-diagnosis/con-20027827>.