Compulsive behavior

tells the story of Melvin Udall, an elderly man suffering from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (Brooks, 1997). Mr. Udall meets the criteria for both an abnormal behavior and OCD. In lecture we discussed what constitutes abnormal behavior according to abnormal psychology. A behavior must both deviate from societal norms, and cause functional impairment to the individual (Beidel, Bulik, & Stanley, 2014). In order for the behavior to cause significant distress and impairment, it must inhibit their…

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Josephine Beker Thomas Jefferson University Description of condition Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a heterogenous, chronic condition which can be further divided into subgroups dependent on the symptoms presented (Bjorgvinsson, Hart & Heffelfinger, 2007). It is characterized by obsessive thoughts or images, which cause stress or anxiety for the patients, as well as compulsive behaviors, which are often repetitive in nature and…

DSM-5 defines obsessive-compulsive disorder as experiencing recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are intrusive and inappropriate, and that cause marked anxiety and distress. A person with OCD develops ritual-like behavior (compulsion) that reduces their anxiety around a repetitive thought (obsession). If people with OCD are prevented from engaging in this behavior, anxiety and panic rapidly build. While obsessions can drive people to repeat positive behaviors, like a student…

Stacey Sabish CN 718.L1 Psychopathology Case Study 2 DSM 5 Diagnosis – Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 300.0 with good or fair insight Rationale: Phillip has been presenting with symptoms for years, possibly beginning in his childhood. Phillip meets all criteria for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Phillip has recurrent and persistent thoughts and urges that are experienced at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and unwanted, and cause marked anxiety. Phillip has thoughts of his…

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder, also known as OCD, is a misunderstood mental illness that causes one to have extremely unwanted, reoccurring obsessions or compulsions. Obsessions are unsuppressed, reoccurring thoughts or images in one’s head and compulsions are repetitive actions that one tries to help relieve the discomfort with. Having these obsessions and compulsions bring about a lot of uneasiness, distress and panic. These obsessions and compulsions will cause…

Lady Macbeth described symptoms that are associated with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). People with OCD are diagnosed when the obsessions and/or compulsions disrupt their everyday lives for more than an hour per day or cause substantial distress or impairment (Beidel, Frueh, & Hersen, 2014). If we broke down the diagnosis, obsessions are defined as recurring thoughts, urges, or images that you try to suppress, and compulsions are repetitive actions that people may engage in to avoid or…

A Figure Of OCD In The Things They Carried, O'Brien illustrates obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through the story of lieutenant Jimmy Cross and Martha. In modern medicine, physiologists define OCD as obsessive and/or compulsive behaviors significantly interfering with a person's daily life; in reality a person spends so much time on their obsessions or compulsions that they neglect their daily life and responsibilities. Also, psychologists assert that people with OCD know that their thoughts…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder can be a debilitating disease that grows if a person gratifies the impulses it sometimes causes. I recently read Brain Lock: Free Yourself from Obsessive-Compulsive Behavior by Dr. Jeffery M. Schwartz. He specifically provides the speculated physiology behind OCD. For example, how the caudate nucleus and basal ganglia are involved in the disorder. He describes it in layman’s terms by telling the reader to visualize it as either a gate that gets stuck and allows…

have to clean everything in sight. Obsessive-compulsive disorder or OCD is more than just cleaning; it has to do with your brain constantly performing acts unintentionally (Rathus, 2010). Obsessive-compulsive disorder can affect people’s attitudes in negative ways, like in the 1981 film Mommie Dearest, directed by Frank Perry, which accurately portrays how OCD can ruin a family and career. Mommie Dearest for the majority…

Obsessive compulsive disorder(OCD) is anxiety disorder that people have unwanted thoughts, ideas, or sensations(obsessions) that will make them want to something repetitively. Some common compulsive disorders are double checking things to see if they're good or checking in on loved ones to see if they are safe. A lot of people do these things but to be classified as having Obsessive Compulsive Disorder the patient compulsions need to be so extreme that it interferes with there important actives…