Essay On Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, ideas, sensation or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something. Often a person carries out these behaviors to get rid of the obsessive thoughts and habits they began to have. Although the symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder can begin at almost any age, there are two distinct periods when OCD symptoms are most likely to appear. The first occurs at the ages of ten to twelve or just right before puberty. The second occurs between the ages of 18 to 23. People who tend to develop OCD before puberty are considered to have early onset of OCD. While those who tend to develop OCD later in life are said to have late onset OCD. Although, there is differences in the symptoms response to treatment may cause overlap illnesses in the brain structure and thinking patterns of people with early and late onset OCD. The difference between early and late OCD is between the ratios of males to females. Males are more likely to develop early onset OCD wither then females. The earlier the symptoms appear the more severe the symptoms are and the more difficult they can be treated with either psychological or medical treatment. People with early onset lean more towards medications which offsets the fact that they will more than …show more content…
Therapy can and will typically takes place in a group or family session. While in therapy they typically use exposure and response, say you are obsessed with cleaning you are exposed to dirt which they will begin to increasing it with each time you come to therapy. This will help the patient learn a thought pattern they haven’t thought of and behaviors about their obsession with dirt. Even though this type of therapy takes a lot of effort and practice, the end result is much better quality of life for the