Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

According to the Obsessive Compulsive Disorder foundation,(Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder,2013).“OCD is a medical brain disorder that causes problems in information processing.” They compare OCD to a brain spasm; when your brain freezes on a certain thought and is unable to move forward. The brain is incapable of dealing with any thoughts of worry or doubt. This may cause many side effects that can clearly perceive a person as OCD. Obsessive compulsive disorder is a disease that is well known of, however few people know about. Many people associate repeated washing of hands, or flicking of switches, and even cleanliness with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), however there are many more symptoms, and there are also explanations for those symptoms.…

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: Nature & Treatment Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a severe anxiety disorder that affects approximately 2% of the population (Biorgvinsson, Hart, & Heffelfinger, 2017). It is classified in The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders as an anxiety disorder that is characterized by obsessive thoughts and compulsive actions. The etiology of OCD is unclear, however, many theories including psychological, neuropsychological and biological may…

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…

What is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, also referred to as OCD, is defined as a mental disorder where people have unwanted, reoccurring thoughts that they are unable to control. An individual may feel the need to repeatedly perform a certain task over and over again, hoard items that they do not need, or constantly have the urge to check something frequently. Some examples of obsessions that a person with OCD may have are simple activities such a locking a door,…

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…

Dictionary.com defines obsession as the domination of one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistant idea, image, or desire. People use the word obsessed for everything. For example, if someone says, “OMG I’m obsessed with the New Episode of Orange is the New Black”, or, “Honestly I’m obsessed with the Drake album.” The new Drake album isn’t constantly on your mind blocking your other thoughts it’s simply a thought in your mind where you can still focus on other things. An obsession is something…

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is one of the most common mental disorders nowadays. According to the Openstax textbook, the disorder claims 2.3% of the U.S. population; it provokes obsessive thoughts and ritualistic actions (Openstax, 2014, p. 557). These thoughts and actions seem to be baseless and nonsensical from perspective of healthy individuals. However, for patients with OCD, it is impossible for them to ignore the urge of their thoughts. In patients’ thoughts, checking is the most…

short for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (Shelton 1). People with OCD worry about the little things. They live with endless doubt, trapped by uncontrollable fear. (Kato 1). “This disorder can affect every part of someone’s life emotionally, sexually, professionally and mentally.” (Shelton 1). This causes severe anxiety in those affected. “If it becomes severe enough, it can destroy a person’s capacity to function in the home, at work or at school.” (Hendrix 1). OCD is a worldwide disorder that…

heard of at least once in their life, but not many people actually know much about it. Some people think that it is simply another word for a person who likes things to be nice and orderly. This, however, is completely inaccurate, and the term should not be used as such. OCD is completely different than what most people think, and using it as another word for a tidy person can be very offensive to someone who actually has the disorder. Obsessive-compulsive disorder, commonly known as OCD, is a…

Through my own research after my diagnosis, I have since learned that there are five subsets of OCD, each one vastly different from the other; the only thing that connects the five groups together is that they both involve obsessive thoughts that are often exhibited in behaviors that are known as rituals. Contamination OCD involves obsessive thoughts about germs which leads to rituals of cleaning (Kelly 4). Symmetry OCD involves obsessive thoughts about counting and organization which leads to…