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OCD
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) is an anxiety disorder characterized by repetitive behaviors, obsessions, compulsions and anxiety. OCD is often managed through medication and behavioral therapy. Questions about the disorder, its effect and treatment should be placed in this category.
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What is the definition of obsessive compulsive disorder?
Like a clean house
Color coordinating clothes
Or it could be specific: Washing you hands
Locking a door
To be "obsessive" refers to something that is done repeatedly, and habitually. Someone who washes their hands, 5x in an hour, every hour, everyday, then they have OCD. I believe you have OCD when your obsession corrupts your everday life. When ordinary operations take more time and effort, you're considered obsessive. However, it is a mindset that can be altered. It's curable, but it takes determination and desire to change. A process similar to smoking or overeating. I don't believe you are born with it because the youth don't seem to be victoms. Also, it's difficult to determine who is obsessive when we are a culturally oriented soceity where beauty and perfection scream at us left and right.
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder [OCD] is a type of anxiety disorder. OCD is characterized by distressing repetitive thoughts, images or pictures that are frightening, intense, absurd or unusual. These ritual actions, known as compulsions, help reduce anxiety caused by the individuals obsessive thoughts.
1. Who prescribed it?
If it's a Psychiatrist, ask your Pediatrician.
If it's your Pediatrician, I'd consider it safe.
2. How do you diagnose a 4 y.o. with OCD?
Is it possible to have mild obsessive compulsive disorder?
I DO think so. I have had it ever since i was a little girl, and here were/are my symptoms. -panic attacks -constant worrying -making everything in order. For me, everything sort of has to be in a pyramid formation, but in most cases, it is more along the whole straight line thing. that USED to be my case, but now it is liek this. -beign forced to repeat it wherever you go. -Feeling mixed emotions about almost everything. But yeah, and if youre 18 down, like me, you better confront your parents with this. btw, the only reason this is anonymous is the fact i dont have an account. Yet.X*
OCD has helped in my career as an accountant. I have great attention to detail, extensive ability to focus. I'm pretty good at seeing see relationships between numbers and find patterns in statistics. I can recall facts and figures from several years past. I also keep at a problem until it is solved, often long past others have gone home, and long past my bedtime.... so you can see that
OCD has hindered my career too, but that would be the topic of another post...
Yes they can, some dogs are very picky and like things a certain way, for example...dogs might only go for a walk at a certain time and if they go before or after that time they might become aggresive. Just like humans with OCD, dogs can have anxiety and become very scared all of a sudden
OCD is a behavior that has no real use but the sufferer has strong impulses to exhibit the behavior anyway, often because they are scared of superstitious events.
An addiction to a substance is a rewiring of brain patterns where use of the substance has acquired a very high priority. if often caused by habitual use of the drug so that your reward system gets wired around the drug more and more.
yes because you almost cant cotrol it
If you have OCD are you more likely to have other disorders?
Yes, a lot of people diagnosed with OCD also are diagnosed with other anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder.
OCD is Diagnosed by Structured Clinical Interview?
OCD, commonly known as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, cannot be diagnosed by blood samples or similar testing. Mental health professionals, such as psychologists and psychiatrists and those who work with them, diagnose OCD by a structured clinical interview to determine whether the symptoms are consistent with OCD behavior. OCD traits include obsessive thoughts and ideas that cause major distress. These thoughts are often inked to doubts a need for order and sexual and religious images.
Did Albert Einstein have obsessive compulsive disorder?
He might have. If he did, we can all be grateful. He may also have been somewhere on the Asperger's continuum. Whatever he had, thank goodness he had it.
You count your foot steps and you count anything else do you have OCD?
"Counting" is a mild form of OCD. It is treatable. Contact your local mental health association for a referral to a specialist who treats Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
Can people with OCD play sports?
Yes, unless the disorder is so severe that it interferes with the concentratiion necessary to perform.
Most of the time they don't really mind it, or think much of it so yeah they'll probably think its cool. However, if your constantly being a perfectionist to the point that it annoys them, then they don't like it.
Which drug enhances the benefits of exposure therapy and helps relieve the symptoms of PTSD and OCD?
D-cycloserine
Can you get obsessive compulsive disorder from staphylococcus?
No. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder is an anxiety disorder.
Why do i always feel confused?
You need healthy fats and oils to run your brain and get off all chemical products, perfumes. Use natural laundry detergent, use axe hygiene products, natural soaps, get off processed foods.
When do obsessive and compulsive behaviors begin to become a disorder for someone?
For starters, compulsions and obsessions are not normal at all. However, they grow into medical conditions when you spent a lot of time thinking or performing them. Then they turn into disorders, whether it is OCD, Bipolar Disorder, OCPD or any other.
What do the letters OCD stand for?
In terms of mental health, OCD stands for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
It could be anywhere from 3 days, to 3 weeks. It usually doesn't take months, unless this medicine is ineffective on your body. But this usually isn't the case. It totally depends on what your body is like. Chances are it will take about a week to get into your system and start working.
What would you use if you had OCD?
There are a variety of drugs that can be effective with OCD to one degree or another. Your physician can advise which she thinks might be best for you to try.
Yes apparently it will work, probably not that well though, having ECT's work best for people with depression, but it is also debated the only reason why ECT's work is because it makes you have temporary amnesia, which is not good, you could forget years of your life and possibly not get it back that is if you have more than 10, for ECT's to be effective would be if you have at least 10, but I personally think this is a useless tool and used for an excuse for people with psychosis in which there is nothing left to do, therapy and medication would be much more effective.
