How Ocd Affects Teens

How OCD affects the teens of today OCD is a common disorder that affects adults, adolescents, and children all over the world (Wexler). Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts, feelings, sensations(obsessions), or behaviors that make feel driven to do something(compulsions). OCD is a worldwide problem in teens because it affects people learning ability and behavior, people can’t control it in some cases, and it takes over their life. OCD affects people’s learning ability and behavior. People with this disorder don’t get pleasure from the activities that OCD forces them into. OCD can cause a person to spend at least one hour on a task/compulsion (NIH). There are certain types of OCD in the world, one type makes a person start a whole project or paper over just because of one little mistake. People who have experienced abuse (physical or sexual) in childhood are at higher risk to develop OCD (NIH). Another type of OCD causes people to have extreme anger and want to hurt themselves or other people. This affects many people’s behavior. …show more content…
People can go to therapy to talk about their compulsions and obsessions and also get a prescription to reduce compulsions and obsessions. Therapy can really help people in some cases. Studies have shown differences in the frontal cortex and subcortical structures. Some are just born with that brain structure and have to live with it (NIH). Some surgeries may fix this problem but it’s unlikely. Some children are born with personality traits that may predispose them to risk of mental illness; therefore can not fully be cured. First degree relatives (parent, sibling, or child) have a higher risk to develop OCD (Stress