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Obsessive Compulsive disorder is where a person has an obsession, which creates intruding thoughts in their minds which are uncomfortable. For example, an obsession with germs, and constant thoughts that lots of things are contaminated.
The compulsion is a behaviour which is done in order to remove the obsessive thoughts, e.g. hand washing.
Therefore, it is different to an addiction, yet the compulsions are very difficult to stop -which is similar to addiction, whereby the addictive behaviour is hard to stop.
Addiction on the other hand may be due only to the physiological need for a chemical, such as nicotine, and does not necessarily have to be caused by an obsession, as OCD is.
What else can I help you with?
What is a good connection between addiction and eating disorder?
An eating disorder is an addiction, sort of
What kind of mental disorder is alcoholism?
An addiction disorder
Which of these is the best description of addiction?
Drug addiction is a behavioral disorder and can be cured with therapy
Can an addiction and a mental disorder coexsist?
yes
What causes an addiction?
An addiction can be caused from drugs, alcohol, or any other vice a person may have. Many think addiction is a mental disorder.
What actors and actresses appeared in Facebook Addiction Disorder - 2012?
The cast of Facebook Addiction Disorder - 2012 includes: Brian McGleenon as Dr. Buchanan Naseen Morgan as Alice
What do you call hair removing addiction?
It is called trichotillomania, often abbreviated as TTM. It is not an addiction, it is a behavioral disorder. Treatment is very different from treatment for addiction.
What would be concomitant disorders of antisocial personality disorder?
I think a concommitant disorder with an antisocial disorder would be generalized anxiety, paranoia, addiction and dissociative identity disorder (DID).
Does everyone who is addicted to sex, have a second disorder that could explain their addiction?
Nymphomania (the addiction of sex) is not yet considered a viable medical condition. it is often protested that nymphomaniacs are actually suffering from another condition such as OCD, or Bi-polar disorder.
Can you tell me what a opiate addiction is?
Opiate addiction is a physical illness involving a central nervous system disorder caused by long-term opiate intake. Opiate addiction was once viewed as a condition with no solution. Patients with opiate physical addiction were considered to have inherited an addictive personality or psychological disorder or to have suffered with a dysfunctional family life.
Is there a connection between Reactive attachment disorder and Self Injury Addiction?
Yes there is
Was edie sedgwick a sociopath?
No. But she did have an addiction to drugs. And I believe struggled with an eating disorder.
