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    Grande’s (2014) three videos in this activity were informative on obsessive compulsive‚ posttraumatic stress‚ and social anxiety disorders. Grande presented the fundamental facets of each disorder‚ all of which encompass the criteria in the DSM-5 manual. Of note on obsessive compulsive disorder was Grande’s reference to how compulsive behaviors lack any realistic connection to what obsessions they attempt to neutralize. For example‚ an individual anxious over losing a job may count the cheerios

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    “hoarder or compulsive hoarding.” What is hoarding? “Compulsive hoarding is a specific type of behavior marked by acquiring and failing to throw out a large number of items that would appear to have little or no value to others‚ severe cluttering of the person’s home so that it is no longer able to function as a viable living space‚ and significant distress or impairment of work or social life (Kelly Owen).” In addition to obtaining excessive amounts of items‚ many people with compulsive hoarding often

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    Animal hoarding is an obsession that is growing in victims and recognition throughout the world today. The typical animal hoarder has a serious psychological condition called obsessive compulsive disorder. Animal hoarders also may be suffering from different kinds of addictions‚ delusional disorder‚ attachment disorder‚ dementia‚ and even zoophilia. These people feel they have the responsibility to keep and care for an overabundant amount of animals‚ thinking that they are helping these creatures

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    Abstract Obsessive compulsive disorder is a common psychiatric illness that has become recognized among adolescents. The onset of the disorder typically occurs in adulthood but many findings have reported the onset during childhood. Obsessive compulsive disorders can have a negative effect on an individual’s quality of life if it goes untreated. Early detection of this disorder can be beneficial to the client by helping them to cope and understand that the disorder is treatable. Cognitive behavioral

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    sometimes bettors gamble in secret‚ or they do not tell how much time or money they spend; instead‚ they often create stories to try to justify their activities. Gamblers believe in fake hopes that they will surprise themselves with a big win some day. Compulsive Gambling can be addicted to the adventure of the risk. An addictive gambler is anxious of winning and will tend to play with games that involve other players‚ so they can feel the adrenaline

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    horrible might happen. After Macbeth had gone to war‚ she had exhibited these behaviors performing various actions such as reading and trying to cleanse her hands of imaginary blood. The trauma of assisting in committing a murder has given her a compulsive desire to wash her hands to try to ease her guilt pangs. With more knowledge of this disorder in the past‚ it would’ve been very simple

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    Student Name : Stevia St.Jean Student Identification Number: AC1105636 Course Number and Title: EN120 and Assignment 06_06 Assignment Number and Title: Number 1 Date of Submission: March 14th‚ 2013 Three Ways That Cigarette Ads Hook Kids. Cigarette smoking is prevalent among kids and teens. Tobacco companies invest billions of dollars every year to get children and teens to use tobacco. They target children in their advertisements to get them

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    Today I will be diagnosing my client with the following: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ Bipolar I with Psychotic Features‚ Antisocial Personality Disorder. After this case was brought to my attention I scrutinized all of my clients actions. I diagnosed my client with Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder due to the following symptoms: repetitive behaviors‚ attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts‚ urges‚ or images with some other thought or action. My client went into this man’s room for seven nights

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    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a cyclical mental health condition which involves unending obsessions paired with unsatisfying compulsions performed to attempt to alleviate the emotional and physical suffering generated by the obsessions. There are approximately five main clusters of OCD; checkers‚ doubters and sinners‚ counters and arrangers‚ hoarders‚ and washers and cleaners. Accounting for about one quarter of OCD sufferers‚ the most abundant category is washers and cleaners and serves

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    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a disorder that affects various people throughout the world‚ and is one the main categories that psychological disorders are split into. According to Hyman and DuFrene (2008)‚ “OCD [Obsessive-compulsive disorder] is a complex condition with a wide variety of symptoms…there are two elements common to all forms of OCD... these two elements are called obsessions and compulsions” (2008‚ pg. 3). This disorder impacts about an estimated 3%

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