ABSTRACT
This paper explains the psychological disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (also known as OCD). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is the repetitive thoughts and behaviors that the patient is unable to control themselves from doing, conducting certain habits that affect their way of life. This documentation condenses information on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The symptoms are explained thoroughly in this paper, as also the treatment for this specific disorder. A case study is also added as an example for a patient with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The information on treatment includes the medication Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SRIs), and therapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This paper can help understand if a person has this disorder, or they do not. INTRODUCTION Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can affect a person’s way of life. It can produce fear in people and affect how they view the world around them. OCD is a lifelong disorder where the person’s thoughts and actions cannot be controlled. They would have the urge to repeat their behavior over and over again. As a result, the person cannot do things normally because of their OCD. In some occasions, the person may not even be able to sleep or even get out of their house because of simple things like trying to make their homework perfect with no mistakes. OCD can affect the person greatly and can impact their way of life with its symptoms. Symptoms There are two main symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. …show more content…
These two are Obsessions and Compulsions. The person can have one symptom or the other and, in some instances, both. It is stated by the American Psychiatric Association (2000) that obsessions are repeated thoughts or mental images a person has that causes anxiety in them. One example of an obsession a person with OCD may have is having everything in perfect order. These obsessions would result in compulsions, where the person repeats certain behaviors as a result of those repeated thoughts. An example of a compulsion from the obsession stated earlier would be the same person trying to make everything look perfect and orderly. They would spend numerous hours just to get everything asymmetrical (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Also, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (2016) some may also have motor and vocal tics as one of the symptoms. For motor tics, the person might show repeated movements that are sometimes too sudden for those around them. As for vocal tics, the person would repeat certain noises that would normally annoy others (National Institute of Mental Health, 2016). There are thousands in the world who have to live with this disorder and its symptoms every day, some may not know that they even have it. This is an example of one who did not notice her …show more content…
It is known that both the therapy and medication has worked the same for some. For therapy, a certain type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used. The type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is known as Exposure and Response Prevention, where the patient is put in a situation where it would normally provoke fear in them, but would not receive the consequences that they fear because of their actions. This treatment can help the brain “unlearn” behaviors that were a result of their OCD and even possibly increase the effectiveness of the medication if used together (National Institute of Mental Health,
This paper explains the psychological disorder, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (also known as OCD). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is the repetitive thoughts and behaviors that the patient is unable to control themselves from doing, conducting certain habits that affect their way of life. This documentation condenses information on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The symptoms are explained thoroughly in this paper, as also the treatment for this specific disorder. A case study is also added as an example for a patient with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. The information on treatment includes the medication Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SRIs), and therapy such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). This paper can help understand if a person has this disorder, or they do not. INTRODUCTION Obsessive Compulsive Disorder can affect a person’s way of life. It can produce fear in people and affect how they view the world around them. OCD is a lifelong disorder where the person’s thoughts and actions cannot be controlled. They would have the urge to repeat their behavior over and over again. As a result, the person cannot do things normally because of their OCD. In some occasions, the person may not even be able to sleep or even get out of their house because of simple things like trying to make their homework perfect with no mistakes. OCD can affect the person greatly and can impact their way of life with its symptoms. Symptoms There are two main symptoms of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. …show more content…
These two are Obsessions and Compulsions. The person can have one symptom or the other and, in some instances, both. It is stated by the American Psychiatric Association (2000) that obsessions are repeated thoughts or mental images a person has that causes anxiety in them. One example of an obsession a person with OCD may have is having everything in perfect order. These obsessions would result in compulsions, where the person repeats certain behaviors as a result of those repeated thoughts. An example of a compulsion from the obsession stated earlier would be the same person trying to make everything look perfect and orderly. They would spend numerous hours just to get everything asymmetrical (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Also, according to the National Institute of Mental Health (2016) some may also have motor and vocal tics as one of the symptoms. For motor tics, the person might show repeated movements that are sometimes too sudden for those around them. As for vocal tics, the person would repeat certain noises that would normally annoy others (National Institute of Mental Health, 2016). There are thousands in the world who have to live with this disorder and its symptoms every day, some may not know that they even have it. This is an example of one who did not notice her …show more content…
It is known that both the therapy and medication has worked the same for some. For therapy, a certain type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used. The type of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is known as Exposure and Response Prevention, where the patient is put in a situation where it would normally provoke fear in them, but would not receive the consequences that they fear because of their actions. This treatment can help the brain “unlearn” behaviors that were a result of their OCD and even possibly increase the effectiveness of the medication if used together (National Institute of Mental Health,