Anxiety, Trauma & PTSD - Anxiety - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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What is the definition of obsessive compulsion disorder?
What are examples of compulsions?
- Hand washing
- Ordering
- Checking
- Couting
- Repeating words silently
What are criteria that need to be met so we can speak of OCD?
- Time-consuming (min. 1 hour per day)
- Cause clinically significant distress/impairment in social, occupational or other important areas of functioning
- There is a varying degree of insight between or within patients
- There is a lot of avoidance
- Content of obsessions is disturbing, offensive/irrational themes
- Obsessions are related to uncertainty about frightening prospects
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