Biological Exp. for OCD

0.0(0)
Studied by 0 people
call kaiCall Kai
learnLearn
examPractice Test
spaced repetitionSpaced Repetition
heart puzzleMatch
flashcardsFlashcards
GameKnowt Play
Card Sorting

1/11

encourage image

There's no tags or description

Looks like no tags are added yet.

Last updated 3:04 PM on 5/12/26
Name
Mastery
Learn
Test
Matching
Spaced
Call with Kai

No analytics yet

Send a link to your students to track their progress

12 Terms

1
New cards

Genetic Exp. for OCD

Candidate Genes

2
New cards

Example of a candidate gene

5H1-D

3
New cards

Polygenic

Several genes are involved in OCD

4
New cards

Aetioologically Heterogenous

The origin of OCD has different causes

5
New cards

Neural Exp. for OCD

Low serotonin levels

6
New cards

What causes impaired decision making?

An abnormal functioning frontal lobe

7
New cards

What does a faulty parahippocampal gyrus cause?

Abnormal processing of unpleasant emotions

8
New cards

Supporting Evidence for the Genetic Exp. - Twin studies

Nestadt et al

9
New cards

What did Nestadt et al find?

68% of MZ twins shared OCD vs 31% of DZ twins

10
New cards

What did Cromer et al find?

Over half of OCD patients had experienced a traumatic event in the past

11
New cards

Supporting Evidence for Neural exp.

Antidepressants

12
New cards

What are antidepressants also effective on, other than inc. serotonin levels?

Reducing OCD symptoms