Trichotillomania Trichotillomania‚ compulsive hair pulling‚ is a type of impulse control disorder. The hair pulling can occur on any part of the body where hair grows. It’s usually pulled from the scalp‚ then comes the eyebrows and eyelashes and any other part of the body. The resulting alopecia can vary from small unnoticeable areas to total baldness. The hair pulling can occur in both relaxed and stressed states and there is a sense of relief and gratification afterwards. There’s also an increasing
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Behavioral Theory The behavioral theory suggests that people with OCD associate certain objects or situations with fear‚ and that they learn to avoid the things they fear or to perform rituals that help reduce the fear. This pattern of fear and avoidance/ritual may begin when people are under periods of high emotional stress‚ such as starting a new job or ending a relationship. At such times‚ we are more vulnerable to fear and anxiety. Often things once regarded as "neutral" may begin to bring
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Kissing Doorknobs is a novel by Terry Spencer Hesser about a teenaged girl‚ Tara‚ who is afflicted with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Her condition makes her unable to socialize with her friends‚ act normally in public‚ and communicate with her family‚ but it still has‚ in some ways‚ a positive influence on her life. Because of her condition‚ she meets a girl called Donna‚ whom she makes friends with because Donna thinks that she is unusual and an outcast‚ just like herself. They quickly become
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“Why Is The Initial Consultation So Important ? What Factors Will An Ethical Therapist Cover At This Time ? The initial consultation is important for both the therapists and the client to establish whether there is rapport between both parties‚ to put the client at ease and to ensure a realistic and effective plan of action to help the client achieve their goal. This is often offered as a short appointment of maybe 30 minutes‚ free of charge. I think by offering this service clients would have more
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Experience of OCD. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers‚ 2006. Print. Quote & Signal Phrase with In-Text Citation: People with OCD struggle with their disease and can sometimes feel overpowered by it‚ like it controls all their actions. “Obsessive Compulsive Disorder does exactly what it says on the tin: it gives you obsessive thoughts‚ compelling you to do irrational things” (Wells 14). An Essay in an Anthology Works Cited Entry: Brown‚ Leslie. “The Power of Pictures.” American Mashup: A Popular
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hindrances on his job to work well due to his obsessive compulsive disorder that got worse after the tragedy‚ number of phobias and fear of germs. (Monk (TV Series)‚ 2009) Captain Leland Stottlemeyer and Lieutenant Randall "Randy" Disher‚ who usually seeks help from Monk to solve cases. Captain Leland is usually annoyed by Monks personality disorder but he is always amazed by his ways of investigating and observing a case. Obsessive compulsive disorder helped him find tiny differences and strange
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Is This Really "As Good As It Gets?" Melvin Udall is a mean spirited‚ rude‚ unpleasant old man who lives alone and has never connected with anyone. His obsessive-compulsive disorder along with his fear of germs‚ cracks and fears of intimacy has raised a wall around him keeping others out. Mr. Udall feels comfortable alone‚ that’s what he knows and he also has a keen way of putting off anyone with whom he comes into contact. His constant ritual performances and anxiety issues prevent him
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Lisa Iannotti Professor Harris Human Sexuality 19 October 2014 Sexual Addiction: Fact or Fallacy? Understanding addiction is imperative in determining treatment for an addiction; however‚ comprehending sexual addiction is a difficult task fraught with controversy. Webster defines hypersexuality as “exhibiting unusual or excessive‚ concern with‚ or indulgence in‚ sexual activity” (Hypersexual). The problem with this definition is there is no one person‚ board‚ or group to determine who is plagued
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This I believe. A fighter‚ That’s what some people call me. Family‚ friends‚ people I don’t even really know. They call me a fighter because I fight in my head‚ against something that can be way more powerful than me. If I win a fight‚ they call me a fighter because I overcame it‚ I faced it and won. If I loose‚ They call me a fighter because I get back on my feet and face it again. There is an infinite amount of rounds. I am almost always fighting. Fighting for my freedom‚ my happiness‚ fighting
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Psychology Extra Credit "As Good As It Gets" (A Breakdown Of OCD) Melvin Udall is a successful novelist who suffers from a moderate level of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). He steps around cracks. He repeatedly checks door locks and light switches. He wears gloves and tries not to touch people. He washes his hands frequently and will never use the same bar of soap twice. When he eats out he has to have his own specific table‚ specific waitress‚ and he always brings his own plastic utensils
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