Trichotillomania

their fingernails and toenails from their fingers and toes. The more mild cases are people picking either at the nail itself or the skin surrounding the nail. Onychotillomania falls into the same categories of other picking disorders such as trichotillomania and dermatillomania. A case study conducted by Snorrason and Woods (2014), looked at a 37 year-old adult male with a chronic nail and skin picking habit treated with acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy.…

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another mental disorder (e.g., excessive worries, as in generalized anxiety disorder; preoccupation with appearance, as in body dysmorphic disorder; difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, as in hoarding disorder; hair pulling, as in trichotillomania [hair-pulling disorder]; skin picking, as in excoriation [skin-picking] disorder; stereotypies, as in stereotypic movement disorder; ritualized eating behavior, as in eating disorders; preoccupation with substances or gambling, as in…

This client exhibits a nervous habit of hair pulling from various part of his body, also known as trichotillomania. According to Spiegler (2015) and O'Donohue and Fisher (2009), the most effective treatment approach for this is habit reversal training. As a treatment, habit reversal training consists of three main components, which are awareness training, competing response training, and reinforcement. Additionally, a forth component, relaxation training, is also important for the client to use…

As listed in the DSM-5, other OCD related disorders include body dysmorphic disorder (anxiety with how the person appears to society), hoarding disorder (excessive collection of things), Trichotillomania (pulling hair to deal with anxiety), and Excoriation (picking skin to deal with anxiety). I do not believe Owen shows any signs or symptoms of OCD or related…

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Some of the things I have learned from my girl scout has helped me when he has a meltdown. At home, I have four children. The oldest developed anxiety due to ptsd from date rape. She also has trichotillomania. My oldest boy has reactive attachment disorder, as well as schizoaffective disorder. Combine all of this with attention deficit disorder and oppositional defiance and it makes for an interesting life. My youngest has dislexia and attention deficit…

The diagnostic criteria for OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) includes recurring and unwanted thoughts & urges which are hard to suppress and may cause discomfort or anxiety; this is known as obsession. Subsequently, there are compulsions, repetitive behaviors and actions performed by a person in a response to an obsession or an unrealistic belief it will prevent a horrific event or sooth anxiety. In order to meet the criteria for OCD these obsessions, compulsions, or a combination of both…