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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Topic: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience of the definition of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and what causes it‚ the symptoms of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder‚ and the treatments for Obsessive -Compulsive Disorder. Thesis: Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is a common psychiatric illness that can affect people’s daily lives. Introduction Do you constantly check to see if you turned the stove off? Do you have to wash your hands a certain
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that about 3.5 million people deal with daily. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is one‚ if not the most unique disorder since no two people have it in the exact same way. In my opinion‚ the narrative entitled Opinionator by Beth Boyle Machlan is more effective in addressing the issue of OCD than Plague of Tics by David Sedaris because it shows it from a serious perspective rather than David Sedaris’s comedian-like narrative take on the issue. Obsessive-compulsive disorder is an anxiety disorder in
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Of all the major health risks and concerns during this current time‚ I believe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is among the worst. According to www.dictionary.com‚ a “concern” is something that engages a person’s immediate attention‚ interest‚ or care. The numbers‚ compulsions‚ and illusive prevention make obsessive-compulsive disorder a perfect fit as a major health concern. First‚ it is important to mention what obsessive-compulsive disorder is: an anxiety
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compulsions. I also know that I have a lot of habits that could possibly be considered obsessive‚ and by writing this paper‚ I may have a better understanding of my own behaviors‚ and the ability to distinguish between a habit‚ and an obsession. Most importantly‚ however‚ thought it would be interesting to write a paper on something I did not already know that much about so that it would keep my interest. 2 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is defined as an anxiety disorder where a person has
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“A MINI PROJECT REPORT” OF PAPER-8 “Psychotherapy for Mental Disorders” ON TOPIC: OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER Submitted for the partial fulfilment of the Degree of Masters in Psychotherapy By: Ms. Roshni Sondhi Roll No.: IIH/048/PG/PTH/2009J Second Year THE GLOBAL OPEN UNIVERSITY NAGALAND TABLE OF CONTENTS Title page 1 Table of contents 2 Introduction 4 Features of obsessions and compulsions 5 The psychodynamic perspective 8 The behavioural
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Have you ever had a surge of worrying thoughts? Do you ask yourself‚ did I lock the car; did I turn off the lights? After these thoughts occurred‚ did you immediately check to make sure you locked your car‚ and turned off the lights? Though everyone has worrying thoughts‚ some of these thoughts may develop into unbearable obsessions. Some people cannot rid themselves of these obsessions‚ even though they are aware that their thoughts and actions are absurd. These people
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Nicholas Cage played Roy Waller‚ a conman with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)‚ in Matchstick Men (2003). He reveals his thoughts in a gripping therapy session as he rambles “Look‚ Doc‚ I spent last Tuesday watching fibers on my carpet. And the whole time I was watching my carpet‚ I was worrying that I might vomit. And the more I thought about it... the more I realized that I should just blow my brains out and end it all. But then I thought‚ well‚ if I thought more about blowing my brains out
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Angela Deibler Mr. Milnes Honors Psychology 25 December 2016 Obsessive Compulsive Disorder– Psychology Research Paper Obsessive compulsive disorder is a chronic and common psychological disorder in which the sufferer experiences repetitive unwanted thoughts and subsequently feels the need to perform certain actions in response to these thoughts. The victim suffers from urges to repeat these thoughts and behaviors routinely. The recurring thoughts are referred to as obsessions‚ while the resulting
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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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