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Intro to
OCD - Coggle Diagram
Intro to
OCD
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Compulsions
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no pleasure,
but makes them
feel less anxious
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Features
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prevalence
=1.1-1.8% of
population
=more common in
female adults than male
adults
=more common in boys
than girls
prognosis
=70% experience
chronic course
=5% have it
episodically
-good prognosis
=milder symptoms
=brief duration of
symptoms
=good functioning
before full onset
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Issues and
Debates
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cultures show similar
structure of symptoms
e.g cleaning, taboo thoughts
=differences in how
symptoms are expressed
Obsessions
persistent,
irrational and unwanted
thoughts
feeling contaminated,
fear of not doing an act
which could lead to harm,
unwanted aggressive or
sexual thoughts
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