Unit5.4!Overview of Obsessive-Compulsive and Dissociative Disorders

Obsessions

Thoughts, intrusive urges.

Compulsions

Repetitive behaviors, feeling compelled to perform.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)

Involuntary, obsessions and compulsions that are time-consuming and maladaptive, a person believes this will prevent a particular (usually unrelated) outcome.

Body dysmorphia disorder

Can't stop thinking about one or more perceived defects or flaws in your appearance.

Hoarding disorder

Accumulation of excessive items that clutter living spaces and interfere with daily life, causing distress and impairment.

Derealization

A sense that this is not really happening.

Depersonalization

Sense that this is not really me.

Dissociative amnesia with or without fugue

Gaps in memory, inability to recall life events that go far beyond normal forgetfulness.

Dissociative identity disorder

Multiple personality disorder, where some might "lose time" but also manifest a separate identity during that time.

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Intrusive thoughts related to a traumatic experience, which diminish interest in formerly pleasurable activities. General detachment from reality.

Anorexia nervosa

Intense fear of gaining weight, limiting food intake.

Bulimia nervosa

Eating large amounts of food in short periods.

Purging

Throwing up to lose weight.

Binge-eating disorder

Bulimia without purging.

Cluster A

Odd or eccentric, social detachment, and unusual beliefs.

Paranoid personality disorder

General distrust in circumstances.

Schizoid personality disorder

Limited emotional expression and detached from social situations.

Schizotypal personality disorder

Superstitions or disturbance in thought (almost like delusions).

Cluster B

Emotional, erratic, dramatic behaviors.

Antisocial personality disorder

Disregard, violence, Ex, lying or cheating.

Borderline personality disorder

Instability in relationships, identity disturbance, impulsivity, chronic feeling of emptiness.

Histrionic personality disorder

Attention seeking.

Narcissistic personality disorder

Sense of self-importance, lack of empathy, arrogant behaviors.

Cluster C

Anxious or fearful.

Avoidant personality disorder

Social inhibition due to sensitivity and criticism.

Dependent personality disorder

Need to be cared for, clingy.

Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder

Concern for order at the expense of openness and play. These people believe that an issue lies with other people who do not see the need for things to be ordered in a certain way.