For my I-Search I have chosen to write about Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). I have been interested in the disorder ever since I came across a woman with OCD in goodwill while I was in St. Louis. I was with my cousin and sister at the time and we were relaxing in chairs near the bathroom while waiting for our parents to be done finding a brand new‚ old pair of jeans. While relaxing in the chairs‚ my cousin and I noticed a girl go into the bathroom‚ but not close the door all the way and then
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Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors "Compulsive" and "obsessive" have become everyday words. "I’m compulsive" is how some people describe their need for neatness‚ punctuality‚ and shoes lined up in the closets. "He’s so compulsive is shorthand for calling someone uptight‚ controlling‚ and not much fun. "She’s obsessed with him" is a way of saying your friend is hopelessly lovesick. That is not how these words are used to describe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or OCD‚ a strange and fascinating sickness
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as the lowest ranking of all the addictions”. I feel what she means is overeating is the kind of choice of addiction‚ which allows a person to be able to function as a normal human being. Overeating is one who uses food and eating as a way to hide from or manage their emotions‚ to fill a void one feels inside‚ or to cope with daily stresses and problems in life. The difference of being a drug addict or an alcoholic and overeating is that when a person is on drugs or drunk they are unable to take responsibility
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder One of the most interesting mental illnesses to talk about today is obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is mostly referred to as OCD. Although OCD is an attention-grabbing subject‚ it can occupy a lot of time and energy from a person’s life. There are many who suffer from OCD including men‚ women‚ boys and girls. This mental illness causes one to have thoughts that are uncontrollable as well as behaviors that are repeated over and over again. For example‚ Sue just
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Charles Regan Smith’s Triumph Over It Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is characterized by the combination of obsession and compulsion‚ the former includes persistent intrusive thoughts that are uncontrollable‚ and the latter is defined by repetitive behavioral designed to neutralize obsessions. The themes of obsession are often consistent across culture‚ which is true in Regan’s case as well. His first obsession began at age 5 regarding fear of contracting disease
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people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Those people who report compulsive hoarding as their primary type of OCD‚ who experience significant distress or functional impairment from their hoarding‚ and who also have symptoms of indecisiveness‚ procrastination‚ and avoidance‚ are classified as having compulsive hoarding syndrome (www.ocfoundation.com). An estimated 700‚000 to 1.4 million people in the United States are thought to have compulsive hoarding syndrome. Compulsive hoarding is not just
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Compulsive Hoarding – Making A Concerted Effort Towards Therapy Hoarding: What Causes Hoarding? Compulsive hoarding starts with collecting one‚ then another and then yet another item in our daily lives that keeps building up into a pile. Doing away with them‚ causes any amount of stress in a person who perceives giving away things as a threat. Although it is not associated with any other neurological disorder like Obsessive Compulsive Disorder‚ or Depression or any other mental disease or brain
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As Good As It Gets Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in which people have unwanted and repeated thoughts‚ feelings‚ ideas‚ sensations (obsessions)‚ or behaviors that make them feel driven to do something (compulsions). In the movie‚ Mr. Udall has several things he does‚ routines that he is used to and that he never forgets to do. For example‚ he locks his door five times every time he comes back home‚ he also takes a very long time in the shower‚ and while packing for a trip
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Hoarding According to the Mayo Clinic hoarding also known as compulsive hoarding syndrome is the excessive collection of items‚ living or un-living‚ along with the inability to discard them. There are many symptoms of hoarding; the main being the inability to throw away items. Other symptoms include cluttered living space‚ keeping stacks of newspapers‚ magazines or junk mail‚ acquiring unneeded or seemingly useless items such as trash‚ and difficulty organizing items or managing daily activities
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Demi Rodriguez Section 2007 Psychology 101 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) One out of one-hundred people have OCD. This means that if you have 500 friends on your Facebook page 5 of them are diagnosed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder‚ defined by intrusive thoughts that cause uneasiness‚ apprehension‚ worry‚ and / or fear. OCD also causes repetitive thoughts and actions. The most growing evidence on OCD is that it has a neurobiological
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