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Study Notes
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders Overview
- Patterns of obsessive thoughts and compulsive behaviors interrupt daily functioning and cause significant distress.
- Common obsessive actions include compulsive counting, organization, and checking behaviors.
Body-Focused Repetitive Disorders
- Characterized by body-focused repetitive behaviors, often a self-soothing response to stress rather than driven by obsession.
- Patients recognize the negative impact on social life yet struggle to cease the behavior.
Specific Disorders
- Dermatillomania: Also known as excoriation disorder; involves recurrent skin-picking leading to lesions and potential health issues.
- Trichotillomania: Involves pulling out one’s hair, which can be automatic or more conscious, often triggered by anxiety.
- Trichophagia: The urge to eat hair.
- Dermatophagia: The urge to eat one’s skin, including biting lips or cheeks.
- Onychotillomania: Nail picking.
- Onychophagia: Chronic nail-biting.
- Oniomania: Compulsive buying that exceeds financial means, often resulting in unused purchases; predominantly affects females.
- Kleptomania: Compulsive stealing for the thrill, not for the item's value, more common in females.
Treatment Options
- Long-term behavior therapy recommended for managing various compulsive behaviors.
- Medications like SSRIs and cognitive-behavioral therapy are effective, particularly for hoarding and OCD.
Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Preoccupation with perceived physical defects that others may not notice.
- Leads to excessive grooming, mirror checking, and can cause social isolation, depression, and suicidal thoughts.
Hoarding Disorder
- Difficulty in discarding possessions, leading to clutter that disrupts the use of living areas.
Definitions of Obsessions and Compulsions
- Obsessions: Intrusive and unwanted thoughts causing distress, interfering with daily functions.
- Compulsions: Ritualistic actions aimed at reducing anxiety associated with obsessions.
Manifestations of OCD
- Behaviors often include checking, counting, washing, praying, touching, and ordering.
- Typically presents in childhood for males and in the 20s for females, often with a family history of OCD.
Etiology of OCD
- Cognitive model posits that individuals may believe their thoughts are overly significant, necessitating control over them.
- Common themes include perfectionism, a heightened sense of personal responsibility, and an inflated perception of threat due to thoughts.
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Description
Explore lecture notes by Prof. Cherry Ann Durante on Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders. Learn about body-focused repetitive disorders and behaviors associated with OCD. Understand common symptoms like counting steps, organizing by color, and repetitive checking behaviors.
