Pediatric Ocd Thesis Statement

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a common mental illness in which people feel burdened by unwanted thoughts or forced to repeat troublesome actions. This disorder can become evident during adulthood, but is most common to appear during adolescence. When this disorder appears during those stages of life it is known as Pediatric OCD and it usually manifests itself between the ages of 7-12, through the obsession, compulsion, and it slowly disables a person's life until they get treatment. I will take you through and define the obsession, compulsion, and consequence of the disorder and how it can be treated. [reword? Use a noun phrase also] [good thesis statement with major points]
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Obsessions are defined as
Jonathan knew why, but he was afraid to tell anyone; afraid he would lose his temper and hurt someone he kept his secret to himself. He had a fear that if he did anything with the number "9" he would lose his temper and attack someone. The more he saw the number the more he worried about losing his temper. It took a lot of his time and energy to avoid saying or reading the number nine. This affects him greatly when he does his homework (especially math). He also won't do anything that involves the number, like going to bed at 9 o'clock. Jonathan refuses to ride the bus, is slow to get ready, and never seems to listen. He is in a world of his own surrounded by fear and an obsession that is consuming his life.[use plain text for
The most effective and most used treatments are cognitive therapy and behavioral therapy combined with medication. Behavioral therapy with medication has been the best offer in long term improvement. This variety of therapy involves an approach called exposure and response prevention. They expose you to your feared object or your obsession and then prevent you from performing your rituals or compulsion. During the course of treatment - usually 10 weeks - your symptoms gradually decrease in frequency and intensity. Studies have shown that 50-90 % of people improve with behavior therapy. [Source? MLA?]Cognitive therapy focuses on what a person is thinking and not what they are doing. It teaches you to define your thoughts and why you're thinking them so that you can better understand why you do things. It teaches you control over your thoughts. In the case of Jonathan his treatment was to make some large 9's on four pieces of paper and every treatment he would have to face them. The therapist would talk to him about how he felt and how he might manage through breathing and saying certain thoughts to himself. He would go home and practice doing the same. The cognitive therapy involved talking to Jonathan about how exactly his temper was going to go out of control, what exactly he thought he was going to do to people, and how unlikely it really was. These therapies are combined with medication to