OCD

Question 1

What is the prominent model?

Answer 1

Compulsive checking

Question 2

Who made the Compulsive checking model

Answer 2

Rachman 2002

Question 3

What is the psychological intervention?

Answer 3

CBT

Question 4

what is the biological intervention?

Answer 4

SSRI’s

Question 5

symptoms of OCD

Answer 5

recurrent obsessions and/or compulsions with attempts to suppress. repetitive behaviours

Question 6

Compulsive checking model structure

Answer 6

P responsibility, P probability of harm, P seriousness of harm, anxiety, preventative checking, self perpetuating mechanism, out of control, reduces self-esteem, need to be careful

Question 7

First part of CCM

Answer 7

perceived responsibility

Question 8

what comes after perceived responsibility

Answer 8

perceived probability of harm

Question 9

what comes after perceived probability of harm

Answer 9

perceived seriousness of harm

Question 10

what comes after perceived seriousness of harm

Answer 10

anxiety and preventative checking

Question 11

what comes after preventative checking

Answer 11

self-perpetuating mechanism (reinforcement and impaired meta memory)

Question 12

what comes after self-perpetuating mechanism

Answer 12

out of control behaviour and reduced self esteem

Question 13

what comes after reduced self esteem

Answer 13

the need to be careful - preventative checking cycle

Question 14

name a study investigating the Compulsive checking model (1)

Answer 14

radomskey et al 2006 stove study

Question 15

what is the radomskey et al 2006 study

Answer 15

PP’s turned on stove rated confidence of turning off stove, took part in either relevant or irrelevant checking and rated confidence of first turning off stove

Question 16

who did this study?
PP’s turned on stove rated confidence of turning off stove, took part in either relevant or irrelevant checking and rated confidence of first turning off stove

Answer 16

radomskey et al 2006

Question 17

what did the radomskey et al 2006 study find

Answer 17

Relevant checking group had a decrease in confidence irrelevant checking stayed the same

Question 18

name a study investigating the Compulsive checking model (2)

Answer 18

Boschen & Vuksanovik 2007 replication

Question 19

positive of radomskey et al 2006 study

Answer 19

tight control to seperate cause and effect

Question 20

negatives of radomskey et al 2006 study

Answer 20

lack of external validity and not using OCD pp’s

Question 21

what is the Boschen & Vuksanovik 2007 study

Answer 21

a replication of radomskey et al 2006 study using control vs OCD patients

Question 22

who did this study
a replication of radomskey et al 2006 study using control vs OCD patients

Answer 22

Boschen & Vuksanovik 2007

Question 23

what did the Boschen & Vuksanovik 2007 study find

Answer 23

same findings as radomskey et al 2006 for OCD patients- Relevant checking group had a decrease in confidence irrelevant checking stayed the same

Question 24

what is CBT for OCD

Answer 24

exposure and response prevention

Question 25

what did the Olatunji et al. (2013): study look at

Answer 25

waitlist vs active controls for CBT on OCD in RCT

Question 26

who did this study? waitlist vs active controls for CBT on OCD in RCT

Answer 26

Olatunji et al. (2013):

Question 27

how does CBT for OCD work

Answer 27

gradual exposure to anxiety- prevent response and exercises to reduce feelings of responsibility

Question 28

a study for CBT in OCD

Answer 28

Olatunji et al. (2013): meta-analysis of 16 trials of CBT for OCD

Question 29

what did the Olatunji et al. (2013): study look at

Answer 29

waitlist vs active controls for CBT on OCD in RCT

Question 30

what did the Olatunji et al. (2013): study find

Answer 30

CBT was more effective than other treatments (large effect)

Question 31

what did the Olatunji et al. (2013) follow up studies find

Answer 31

3 followed up and found CBT was more effective than other treatments over the long term

Question 32

what are the cons of the Olatunji et al. (2013): study

Answer 32

bias from RCT but investigated and found no difference

Question 33

what do SSRI'S do

Answer 33

prevent the re uptake of serotonin in the synapse to elevate the availability of serotonin

Question 34

a study for SSRIs

Answer 34

Bloch 2010

Question 35

what did Bloch 2010 study do

Answer 35

meta analysis of 9 trails of the use of SSRI's in OCD

Question 36

what did Bloch 2010 find

Answer 36

SSRI's showed greater improvements to the placebo and higher doses worked more

Question 37

problem with SSRI's

Answer 37

bad side effects which caused drop outs

Question 38

pros of Bloch 2010

Answer 38

RCT's were done properly: All randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled.

Question 39

what are obsessions

Answer 39

as recurrent, persistent thoughts and urges that usually cause distress and the patient must attempt to supress them with another action or thought with little to no success

Question 40

what are compulsions

Answer 40

repetitive behaviours that the individual feels compelled to perform in response to be obsession, these must be aimed to preventing anxiety but the behaviours are not related in a realistic way

Question 41

symptoms according to the DSM V are...

Answer 41

time consuming, not due to substance abuse or another mental health problem

Question 42

how many people have OCD

Answer 42

between 1-4%