PSY 314 Quiz 4 Part 2 Obsessive Compulsive Disorders (OCD)

What is hoarding disorder characterized by?

By a persistent difficulty discarding or parting with possessions regardless of actual value

What does hoarding disorder typically impede?

The ability to use living spaces, and many also have an excessive need to acquire new possessions

What is hoarding disorder unique from?

OCD, as thoughts to acquire are not intrusive and acquiring does not reduce anxiety

In hoarding disorder what is the prevalence?

2% but increases in the elderly

When do symptoms of hoarding disorder begin?

in childhood or adolescence and severity increases with age like older people like to hold onto things

What is Trichotillomnia? (TTM)

Hair pulling disorder is characterized by repetitive hair pulling that results in hair loss

What do people with trichotillomania (TTM) tend to do?

May pull hair from the scalp, eyelashes, arms/legs, underarm, and pubic area

Trichotillomania (TTM) is a complex and individualized disorder

True

In TTM when does pulling of hair occur in response to?

Several different emotional experiences

What is TTM associated with?

significant shame with avoidance of social activities

What is TTM comorbid with?

Depression, suicidal ideation, and alcohol use disorder

Which gender does TTM mostly appear in?

Appears equally in men and women and occurs in 2% of adults

What is a disorder where people lose a lot of hair?

Alopecia

What is excoriation?

Skin picking disorder

What is excoriation characterized by?

Recurrent skin picking resulting in skin lesions

What types of skin damage does excoriation lead to?

Infections, ulcerations, or disfiguring scars

What are typical sites for picking in excoriation?

Face, scalp, arms, legs, and chest

What is the prevalence of excoriation?

as high as 3% and occurring across all racial/ethnic groups

Which gender is excoriation more common in?

More common in women

What are impulsive control disorders?

Disorders that reflect problems with self-control of behavior, that violate the rights of others, and conflict with societal norms or authority figures

What are examples of impulsive control disorders?

Pyromania

Kleptomania

Pyromania and Kleptomania share features with OCD and OCRDs

True

Pyromania and Kleptomania are also considered addictive behaviors

True

If a person has pyromania, it is possible that they can get sexually excited while setting fires

True

What is pyromania?

Deliberate and intentional setting of fires for pleasure, it has been considered an addictive behavior

What do the triggers of pyromania include?

Stress, boredom, inadequacy, and interpersonal conflict

What are four distinct groups of pyromania?

-Psychotic struggle

-Hopeless

-Dysregulated

-Fire interest

Pyromania occurs in 1% of adults

true

When does pyromania begin?

in adolescence

Pyromania is more common in men than women

True

What is pyromania associated with?

aggression, antisocial behavior, shyness, and peer rejection

What did Freud think that the fire in pyromania was about?

Homosexuality

What is kleptomania?

Is a failure to steal items that are not needed for personal use or monetary value and is addictive

What is stealing preceded in kleptomania?

Feelings of tension, and during the act people experience pleasure, gratification, or relief

Only 5% of shoplifting in the U.S. is due to kleptomania

True

What is the prevalence of kleptomania?

0.4% to 0.6%

When does kleptomania begin?

In adolescence and early adulthood

Which gender is kleptomania most common in?

Most common in women than men at 3:1 ratio

What is kleptomania comorbid with?

Mood, anxiety, and suicidality

People tend to not get relief until they steal something