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Obsessive compulsive disorder (Explanations (Biomedical (SLITRK1 gene…
Obsessive compulsive disorder
Definition
Obsession
Recurring & persistent thoughts that are intrusive & inappropriate & caused high level of anxiety.
Compulsion
Repetitive behaviors/ mental acts that individuals feel driven to perform in response to an obsession.
Also to reduce anxiety/ prevent some devastating event/ situation from occurring.
Psychometric tests
Obsessive-compulsive inventory (OCI) (Foa et al, 1998).
Vancouver Obsessional Compulsive Inventory (VOCI) (Thordarson, 2004)
Yale-Brown Obsessive Compulsive Scale (Y-BOCS)
Explanations
Biomedical
SLITRK1 gene (Ozomaro et al, 2013)
DRD4 (dopamine D4 receptor) (Taj et al, 2013)
Neuropeptide oxytocin (Humble et al, 2011)
Cognitive
Obsessive, irrational thought patterns
Due to childhood experiences
Behavioral
Learnt behaviors
Via positive reinforcement
Psychodynamic
Traumatic experiences
Fixation on the anal stage
Defense mechanism
Reaction formation
Treatment
Drug
Selvi et al. 2011
risperidone
aripiprazole
Askari (2012)
granisetron with fluvoxamine
CBT
Psychoanalytic therapy
Free association
Dream analysis
Hypnosis