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PSYC 3023 Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders (OCRD) Exam
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PSYC 3023 Obsessive-Compulsive andRelated Disorders (OCRD) Exam
age of onset - ANSWER-o Mean age of onset is 19.5 years
o Early onset is more common in boys
o Symptoms wax and wane overtime without treatment
biological causal factors - ANSWER-- Moderate genetic heritability
o Particularly for early onset cases
- Temperament
o Neuroticism
- Brain abnormalities
o Overactivity in the basal ganglia and frontal cortex
body dysmorphic disorder compulsion - ANSWER-mental comparisons, mirror
checking, excessive grooming, reassurance seeking
body dysmorphic disorder obsession - ANSWER-perceived defects or flaws in physical
appearance that are not observable to others
cognitive perspective - ANSWER-o Attempts to suppress obsessive thoughts actually
increases them
o Attentional bias towards stimuli that are relevant to the obsessions
comorbidity - ANSWER-o Anxiety and depression
- Suicide risk
o Associated with severity, unacceptable thoughts, and comorbidity
compulsions - ANSWER-repetitive behaviors or mental acts that an individual feels
driven to perform in response to an obsession to reduce distress
evolutionary perspective - ANSWER-preparedness
excoriation disorder - ANSWER-repeated attempts to decrease or stop skin picking
excoriation disorder v. body dysmorphic disorder - ANSWER-o Both can have
compulsions of skin picking
o They are differentiated by the presence of obsessive thoughts about perceived deficits
in bodily flaws (in body dysmorphic disorder)
o Excoriation disorder is not characterized by a specific obsessional thought
§ Engaging in behavior to stop
§ Behavior not a thought
hoarding disorder compulsion - ANSWER-accumulation of possessions
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