What is OCD?
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
is a mental disorder where people feel the need to check things repeatedly,
perform certain routines repeatedly (called "rituals"), or have certain thoughts repeatedly. Obsessive and compulsive are two separate
problems, but they often occur together in the same individuals. Obsessive
compulsive disorder is a disorders that involve obsessions and or
compulsions. Obsession is anxiety-provoking thought that will not go
away. They seem uncontrollable and even alien, as if they do not belong to the
individuals mind. Thought such as a recurrent fear of losing control and
killing someone or about having an incestuous sexual relationship can cause extreme
anxiety. Compulsion is irresistible urges to engage in behaviors
such as repeatedly touching a spot on ones shoulders, washing ones hands, or checking
the lock on the door. If the individual tries to stop engaging in the behavior,
he or she experiences an urgent anxiety until the behavior is resumed.
Obsessions and compulsions are often found in the same person, like the person
who compulsively washes his hand because he is obsessed with the thoughts about
germs. About percent of all people with obsessive-compulsive disorder have both
obsessions and compulsions, while 25 percent have only obsessions, and only 5
percent have only compulsions.
Symptoms of OCD obsession is something repetitive, strong and
unwanted ideas, in the form of thoughts, images, or impulses that are held
involuntarily and seem unreasonable. This obsession would typically interfere
when we try to think of or do other things. This obsession usually have a
specific theme, such as: afraid contaminated or afraid to dirt, Put all
something in regular and symmetrical, Impulse aggressive or terrible, Images or
mind sexual. Obsessive symptoms common in OCD include: afraid contaminated by
germ or dirt or other pollutes, afraid loss control and harm self own or
others, disturb mind d an picture sexual or violence, overemphasized on
religious ideas and moral, afraid loss or no have somethings that might you
need, regularity and symmetry: the idea that all something must march
"Right", believe superstition, p erhatian excessive for something
considered lucky or no lucky. While compulsive symptoms are encouragement OCD
is repetitive behavior because they feel compelled to do so. The repetitive
behavior intended to prevent or reduce anxiety associated with obsession. For
example, if you believe have hurt someone with a car, then you can return to
the scene over and over again because they can not get rid of your doubts. You
can also create rules or rituals that can help control anxiety when it appears
obsessive thoughts. Compulsions usually have a theme, such as: clean and wash,
calculate, check, sue security, do the same action over and over, order. Compulsive
Disorder symptoms common include: overrated in check things, such keys, tools,
and switches, repeatedly checking in on loved ones for ensure they secure, counting,
tapping, repeating certain words, or do things are not entry another reason for
decrease worry, spend many time Wash or clean, reserve or set things "only
so ", pray excessive or involved in ritual triggered by religious fears, gather
"Junk" as newspaper former or container food blank.
Broadly
speaking, OCD can be categorized into five types: first, checking OCD. Checking
is an irrational fear that makes a person obsessed to check on something. OCD
sufferers anticipate checking errors in the shadows by examining repeatedly.
For example, someone who fears losing his wallet purse so check repeatedly.
Then, contamination OCD. Contamination is the fear of disease and death in
oneself and others loved. For example, someone who fears eating in public
places for avoiding germs and infectious diseases, thus cleansing repeatedly
spoon, fork and plate. After that, hoarding OCD . Hoarding is OCD that makes
people collect items that are worthless for fear of bad things if the item is
discarded. Hoarding OCD sufferers usually have very full so hard to find an
empty spot. Fourth, rumination OCD. Rumination makes people think thoughts that
are not productive but repetitive. The mind is usually associated with
philosophy, religion, metaphysical. For example, someone who is always thinking
about how life after death. And the last, symmetry and orderliness OCD.
Symmetry and orderliness make people focus on set all the objects in parallel,
serial, and symmetrical. For example, someone who likes to arrange the goods by
size, color, and fonts, and get annoyed if the order has to be replaced or
changed.
The cause of obsessive-compulsive disorder is not fully understood.
There are several theories: first, biology. OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder)
may result from change chemistry naturally body or function brain. OCD also
maybe Related with component genetic, but that these genes not yet identified.
Second, environment. OCD can originated from related behaviors with Your habits
learn from time to time. The last, lack of serotonin. The level of serotonin,
one of one chemistry brain You may cause disruption obsessive-compulsive
disorder. apart , people with disruption obsessive-compulsive drinking drugs
that increase action of serotonin often have more a little OCD symptoms.
Factors that can increase the risk of developing or triggering
obsessive-compulsive disorders include: one of theme is history of family. Have
parents or member family more with disruption mentioned could increase risks
OCD exposed. And then event stress in life. If You tend react excessive to
stress, risk OCD exposed to increased. Reaction this can, for various reason
spark mind and rituals are characteristics disruption emotion
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Treatment for this disorder include two things, counseling
and treatment. Counseling can be done to cure the disease is
cognitive-behavioral therapy. In this OCD therapy, the patient will be helped
to overcome the problem with rational conversation and then continued with
behavioral therapy for prevention. This counseling can help people to overcome
her fears. For example, if a patient with a fear of germs then he will be
invited to touch something that you believe has germs and wash hands. This is
done continuously, while counselors will continue to provide OCD therapy in the
form of cognitive therapy, which in turn makes your anxiety disappear. Therapy
was quite difficult at first, but it will be successful. Then, treatment
Typically used antidepressant medications for a while. Moreover given also
Chlomipramine and Fluxomine. The second function of this drug is a sedative. It
also serves to lower obesesional in patients.
OCD is a mental
disorder where people feel the need to
check things repeatedly, perform certain routines repeatedly (called "rituals"), or have certain thoughts repeatedly. OCD
can be catagorized into five type, checking OCD, contamination OCD, hoarding
OCD, rumination OCD, and Symmetry and orderliness OCD. The cause of
obsessive-compulsive disorder are biologi, environment, and lack of serotonin.
Treatment for OCD include tow things, counseling and treatment.
SOURCE:
Benjamin B. Lahey, psychology an introduction, Lowa: Wm. C. brown
Publisher, 1983
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