Obsessive–compulsive personality disorder

OCD? Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a mental health disorder that affects people of all ages and walks of life, and occurs when a person gets caught in a cycle of obsessions and compulsions. Obsessions are unwanted, intrusive thoughts, images or urges that trigger intensely distressing feelings. Compulsions are behaviors an individual engages in to attempt to get rid of the obsessions and/or decrease his or her distress. Most people have obsessive thoughts and/or compulsive behaviors at…

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Children today are being diagnosed with disorders generally associated with adults. One of these disorders is also called OCD. OCD is found in many children today. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, also called OCD is found in many children today. OCD is an anxiety disorder where people have repetitive thoughts (obsessions) which lead them to act on their feelings (compulsions). Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a treatable disorder. It is a type of anxiety disorder…

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…

his mother might have had obsessive compulsion disorder but was never diagnosed. Mr. Hughes mentioned that he had attended college, but shortly dropped out after inheriting his father’s fortune. He stated that had wanted to pursue his dream…

comorbid presentation of trichotillomania and depression. I believe both disorders present in Madeline due to the set of symptoms which are paramount of both disorders. In discussing this diagnosis in depth, we will be able to better understand her disorder and the best course of action that will lead to her recovery. The primary diagnosis for which Madeline entered the inpatient facility is best described as Major Depressive Disorder. The presentation of a slew of symptoms that are paramount…

Introduction Page This research paper explores what exactly Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is. This topic was chosen because of the lack of knowledge and misconception on OCD to the public eye. Many people think this is a disorder of excessive cleaning, but that is incorrect. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a complex disorder with three main parts to understand it: symptoms of OCD, treatments of OCD, and what causes OCD. These findings that we will discuss are significant because of what was…

sensation to pull your hair out from the roots one by one or in chunks which leaves a pile of hair next to your lap. Sound scary? This is what sufferers of trichotillomania face on nearly a daily basis. “Trichotillomania (trik-o-til-o-MAY-nee-uh) is a disorder that involves recurrent, irresistible urges to pull out hair from your scalp, eyebrows or other areas of your body, despite trying to stop” (Mayo Clinic…

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-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…

My term paper is based on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and how it affects people everyday and analyze OCDs cause and effects as well as obtaining a case study. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is characterized by a certain perfectionism and mental interpersonal control at the expense of efficiency. Most would consider that OCD just causes people to be “neat freaks” or “germophobes”, but it’s actually a lot more complicated than that. OCD is an anxiety disorder with various complex characteristics…