1.2 Psychological OCD

OCD Related Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by persistent, intrusive thoughts (obsessions) and/or repetitive behaviors or mental acts (compulsions) that an individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly

Obsessions

Recurrent and persistent thoughts, urges, or images that are experienced as intrusive and unwanted, causing marked anxiety or distress

Compulsions

Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the individual feels driven to perform in response to an obsession or according to rules that must be applied rigidly

What are the typical primary triggers for compulsions?

Obsessions

Accommodation

Involvement of family and friends in compulsive rituals

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCD Related Disorder characterized by the presence of obsessions and/or compulsions

Body Dysmorphic Disorder

OCD Related Disorder that involves a preoccupation with one or more perceived defects or flaws in physical appearance that are not observable or appear slight to others

Body Dysmorphic Disorder with Muscle Dysmorphia

OCD Related Disorder in which an individual is preoccupied with the idea that his or her body build is too small

Hoarding Disorder

OCD Related Disorder in which there is a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions, regardless of their actual value

Why do people with Hoarding Disorder have difficulty letting go of possessions?

Due to a perceived need to save the items and the distress associated with discarding them

Prader Willi Syndrome

Syndrome characterized by severe hypotonia, poor appetite, and feeding difficulties in early infancy, followed in early childhood by excessive eating and gradual development of morbid obesity

Hoarding Disorder with Excessive Acquisition

Hoarding Disorder in which difficulty discarding possessions is accompanied by excessive acquisitions of items that are not needed or for which there is no available space

Trichotillomania (Hair Pulling Disorder)

OCD-Related Disorder characterized by recurrent pulling out of one's hair, resulting in noticeable hair loss with multiple failed attempts at stopping

Excoriation (Skin Picking) Disorder

OCD Related Disorder with recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions with multiple failed attempts at stopping

Other Specified OCD Related Disorders

BD like Disorder w/ Actual Flaws, BD like Disorder w/o Repetitive Behaviors, Body Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorder, Obsessional Jealousy, Olfactory Reference Syndrome

BD like Disorder w/ Actual Flaws

Other OCD Related Disorder where the preoccupation is with a physical defect or flaw that is actually observable by others

BD like Disorder w/o Repetitive Behaviors

Other OCD-Related Disorder that meets all the criteria for BDD except that the individual has not performed repetitive behaviors or mental acts in response to the appearance concerns

Body Focused Repetitive Behavior Disorder

Other OCD-Related Disorder that involves repetitive behaviors (other than hair pulling or skin picking) such as nail biting, lip biting, cheek chewing

Obsessional Jealousy

Other OCD Related Disorder characterized by a non-delusional preoccupation with a partner's perceived infidelity

Olfactory Reference Syndrome

Other OCD-Related Disorder characterized by the persistent preoccupation with the belief that one emits a foul or offensive body odor, even when this is not noticed by others