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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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    Understanding OCD The understanding of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Kaylyn Trawick Montgomery High School Everyday many adults‚ teens‚ and even children suffer with anxiety disorders not everyone fully understands. The thoughts and the ticks that make one able to go on with their daily lives are vital when it comes to ones sanity. As a kid I never knew washing your hands so many times‚ walking only in certain spots‚ or only being able to stay on one side of a the person you were walking with

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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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    issues are: addictions‚ family problems and bankruptcy. Gambling is not only a problem in the United States. Gambling is a big problem many other countries such as England and Whales (Department for Culture‚ Media and

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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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    in the Western societies will be diagnosable with any anxiety disorder in their lifetime (National Institute of Mental Health‚ 2005). In this essay will simply declare obsessive compulsive disorder which is the main anxiety disorder. Afterwards‚ compare and contrast two aetiology theories of OCD. The obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is a disorder characterized either by obsessions or by compulsions. Obsessions are intrusive and recurring thoughts or images that individual finds disturbing and

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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 common mental illness and is characterized by obsessions or reoccurring thoughts (e.g. making sure things are always symmetrical) and compulsions in which a person does tasks repeatedly (e.g. repetitive and excessive cleaning of a certain area). About 2.3 to 2.4 percent of the U.S. population has OCD in a given year‚ according to government statistics. That translates into 1 in 43 Americans or about 6.3 million total people in any given year. (Grohol‚ 2015)

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    The movie‚ “As Good as It Gets‚” describes a person who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is an anxiety disorder and it contains a group of conditions that share similar characteristics. Anxiety disorders all typically become aroused when a person experiences apprehension over an anticipated problem. There are physical‚ cognitive‚ and emotional symptoms which are elicited from the apprehension. Physical symptoms may include increased heart rate‚ accelerated respiration‚ sweating

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    A Critical Evaluation of Three Different Methods for Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder University of Southern Queensland Introduction Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is marked by repeated obsessions: continual thoughts or ideas‚ and compulsions: stereotyped acts performed in response to an obsession (Burton‚ Westen & Kowalski‚ 2012). Patients with OCD can be any age and there have been reports of patients suffering from the condition for over forty years. (Burton

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