Intrusive, repetitive thoughts or images that produce anxiety (e.g., contamination, orderliness, uncertainty)
- have common themes include dirt/contamination, religion, sexuality
obsessions
“Voluntary” behaviors or mental acts
Voluntary, but they feel mandatory/unstoppable
- Most recognize that their behaviors are irrational
Believe, though, that CATASTROPHE will occur if they do not perform the compulsive acts
compulsion
Evidence that serotonin-based antidepressants reduce OCD symptoms; recent studies have suggested other neurotransmitters also may play important roles
abnormal serotonin activity
___ At its core, OCD is related to aggressive impulses and the competing need to control them
-Id impulse =
- ego defenses =
Psychodynamic:
- obsessive thoughts
- counter-thoughts or compulsive actions
Behaviorists have concentrated on explaining and treating compulsions rather than obsessions
behavioral
____ theorists begin by pointing out that everyone has repetitive, unwanted, and intrusive thoughts
cognitive
Involves PREOCCUPATION WITH A PERCEIVED PHYSICAL DEFECT in a normal-appearing person or excessive concern over a slight physical defect
- Greek word
– body dysmorphic disorder
abnormal shape
believing that one’s body is too small or insufficiently muscular
Muscle dysphoria
Recurrent and compulsive hair pulling that causes significant distress and results in hair loss
Hair-pulling disorder (trichotillomania):
Distressing and recurrent compulsive picking of the skin resulting in skin lesions
Skin-picking disorder (Excoriation):
