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OCD
Presence of persistent obsessions or compulsions or both.
Obsessions
Unwanted, repetitive and persistent thoughts, images or urges. Intrusive
Compulsions
Repetitive acts/behaviors which r physical/mental which the individual feels driven to perform this act as a response to an obsession
Why r compulsions carried out?
Neutralize the -ve thoughts from the obsessions
Thought-event fusion
Person feels compelled/ driven to carry out certain behaviours in order to stop the -ve thoughts
Diagnosis of ocd
When obsessions/compulsions r TIME-CONSUMING- take up more than1 HR A DAY
Symptoms cause sig distress/ hv a -ve impact on persons life
A specifier can be added to diagnosis
What’s a specifier
Gives info on whether person has poor/absent or fair good insight into their condition
Lack of insight
Convinced their obsessional thoughts r true and compulsions r necessary to control events in the world
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