OCD

What is OCD

A mental health condition where a person has obsessive thoughts and compulsive activity

What are the cognitive characteristics of OCD

Cognitive aspect is obsession

-persistent thoughts

-images

-impulses

-fears and doubts

What are the behavioural characteristics of OCD

Behavioural aspects are compulsive behaviours

-repetitive compulsions (washing hands repeatedly)

-avoidance behaviour (fear of contamination so not leaving the house)

What are the emotional characteristics of OCD

Emotional aspects is the upset about knowing their obsessions are abnormal

-feeling powerless to control their abnormal obsessions

-ocd often accompanied by depression

What is the role of steritonin and how does it limk to OcD

A neurotransmitter that regulates mood

Low levels of seritonin can lead to a person experiencing low mood. Some cases of OCD are explained by a reduction in serotonin in the brain

What is the basal ganglia

Brain structure involved in multiple processess, including the coordination of movements