Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Many people have dealt with life changing experiences throughout their lives. My life has changed in the past two years and I have been struggling with a knee problem called Osteochondritis Dissecans, or OCD for short. Osteochondritis Dissecans is a condition where the bone underneath your cartilage dies due to a lack of blood supply. This can cause the bone to crack and loosen and sometimes even completely disconnect from the joint. Not only has OCD taken me out of all my extracurricular…

Obsessive compulsion disorder, also known as O.C.D, is a mental disorder where a person feels the need to repeat things over and over again until he or she feels satisfied. Psychologist call the need to repeat things over and over again a ritual. While only 2.3% of the U.S population has O.C.D (mHMR), not all O.C.D is the same. One person may feel the need to always wash their hands, while another may feel the need to turn a doorknob a certain amount of times. Doctors do not know what cause…

Most who hoard are unable to see the extent of their hoarding. The impulses that a hoarder has are perceived as normal in their mind. Outsiders see the extent and are appalled at the extreme conditions. Hoarders keep items that they believe they will use, but in reality many of the items are irrelevant because the hoarder has never used in them in the past and will not in the future. Many hoarders bring in the items that the average individual brings home such as bills, newspapers, receipts,…

Anxiety, depression and obsessive compulsive disorder have been part of Josh’s life since he was 3 or 4 years old. Josh Williams is 39 years old now and he never knew life without any of his issues, it’s just the part of who he is. For many years, especially in adolescence, his life was unbearable. He thought about suicide on a daily basis, injured himself with razors, and even became agoraphobic. But, Josh managed somehow to see bright part of the life. He enjoys in shopping, movies and food.…

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…

Besides being a disorder in itself, hoarding is also characteristic in a number of other disorders. Studies indicate that the Diogenes syndrome—gross self-neglect, domestic squalor and hoarding trash--overlaps into symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), dementia, or psychosis, suggesting that hoarding is a common symptom in moderate to severe dementia patients (Steketee et al., 2001). There are many illnesses that are problematic and have the same symptoms of late life hoarders.…

International OCD Foundation, the behavioral disorders Trichotillomania and Dermatillomania have had reported cases since the nineteenth century. Trichotillomania occurs within one or two out of fifty adults within their lifetime (“What is Trichotillomania?” 2017), and Dermatillomania occurs within one out of twenty adults within their lifetime (Fama, J.M., 2010). Despite the prevalence of cases over the past century, little research is dedicated to the disorders, and not much is known about…

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…

I have answers! I’m here to tell you everything you need to know about OCD. First of all, what exactly is OCD? OCD is commonly misunderstood. Many people believe that it’s just a fear of germs. It’s all that, but more. OCD stands for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. It’s a mental illness in which people have unwanted or repetitive thoughts, feelings, ideas, and obsessions. The cause of OCD is unknown, but it is thought to be the result of a brain malfunction. Nearly one half of all cases begin in…

people cognizant of their irrational negative mentally conceiving, and practicing ways to make positive approach to everyday settings. People who have obsessive-compulsive demeanors learned to relabel their compulsive phrenic conceptions. In lieu of washing their hands perpetually, the patient would tell their selves that they are having a compulsive thought, then choose…