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    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is defined as a disorder in which a person has recurrent and unwanted thoughts‚ a need to perform repetitive and rigid actions‚ or both. According to DSM-5‚ a diagnosis of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is called for when obsessions or compulsions feel excessive or unreasonable‚ cause great distress‚ take up much time‚ and interfere with daily functions (Comer‚ 2015). The obsessions cause intense anxiety‚ while the compulsions prevent or reduce anxiety. Nina’s life revolves

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    mode. Benjy was very sensitive to changes in others around him‚ such as when Caddy wore perfume and understood that she lost her virginity; these revelations upset Benjy greatly as he would howl and moan in sadness. Being diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ I have taken a liking to things being in a particular order‚ and when my order is obstructed I tend to become very irritated. As I have grown up‚ I have learned to deal with my issues and have been able to tackle them before they got the

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    CASE STUDY #1 1. Provisional Diagnosis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder 2. Rationale for the diagnosis: A. Presence of obsession‚ compulsion‚ or both: Obsession: the persistent thoughts of the client and attempts to ignore‚ suppress or neutralize these thoughts‚ impulses‚ or images ---- he feels some foods contain poisonous germs and diseases‚ any personal hygiene would interfere with his studying‚ he believes that the special rituals before eating‚ such as loud hissing‚ coughing‚ would allow the

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    Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that fuel fear‚ leading to increased anxiety and eventual compulsive reactions. Both adults and children that suffer with OCD‚ are often aware that their thoughts and behaviors are irrational‚ however‚ the impulse to perform the compulsive ritual to relieve the anxiety of the obsessive thought‚ is too powerful for them to ignore. The cycle of anxiety‚ obsessive thoughts‚ and compulsive reactions‚ becomes

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    individuals have absent/delusional beliefs‚ those are when the individual is convinced that something bad will definitely happen if they do not perform the rituals (American Psychiatric Association 3). Another primary and very common symptom of obsessive-compulsive disorder is anxiety. As mentioned before‚ there are very close relations between the two disorders. Anxiety can be triggered by the obsessions and compulsions

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    Trichotillomania The Compulsive Hair-Pulling Disorder Madeline Roy Psychology 100 Charlotte Prokop 31 October 2013 Trichotillomania is the compulsive urge to pull out‚ and in some cases eat (Trichophagia)‚ ones hair leading to noticeable hair loss‚ distress‚ and social or functional impairment. The term comes from the Greek words trich (hair)‚ till (pull) and mania (madness). Francois Henry Hallopeau‚ a French Dermatologist‚ coined this term in 1889 after encountering a young

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    OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER: WHO IS AFFECTED AND HOW TO TREAT IT? Abstract Sometimes we think we know ourselves better than anybody else. But haven’t you asked yourself why you’re acting the way you act and you can’t even figure the answer out? This tells us that we don’t truly know ourselves because there are still questions unanswered. Try to imagine how our behavior changes to the point that we are no longer in control of it. We experience strange behavior once in our life but is

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    appear to have no value. Hoarding behaviors can occur in a variety of psychiatric disorders and in the normal population‚ but are most commonly found in 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

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    BIOGRAPHICAL CHARACTERISTICS There are various characteristics that predict an individual behavior in an organization; biological characteristics can be such influence that dominates to both male and female individuals. It is often said that these characteristics are the main contributor in regards to how an individual may function or perform in the working environment. However‚ biological characteristics are obtained for the purpose of giving managers demographic information about employees in

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    Influences and characteristics of entrepreneurial behavior Management skill and strong team building abilities are often perceived as essential leadership attributes[3] for successful entrepreneurs. Robert B. Reich considers leadership‚ management ability‚ and team-building as essential qualities of an entrepreneur. This concept has its origins in the work of Richard Cantillon in his Essai sur la Nature du Commerce en (1755) and Jean-Baptiste Say[4] in his Treatise on Political Economy. Psychological

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